After my talk at #STATPHYS29, we demoed our robotic platform GRASPion.be for active matter.
Great interactions, promising perspectives for GRASP’s ongoing projects.
Thanks to the GRASP.uliege.be team for the brilliant work!

#ActiveMatter #Robotics #GRASPion #Physics #Research #Uliege

GRASPion: an Open-Source, Programmable Brainbot for Active Matter Research
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.07437
F. Novkoski, M. Mélard, M. Delens, F. Wéry, M. Noirhomme, J. Pande, A. Maier, A.-S. Smith, N. Vandewalle.

Our army of GRASPions is ready! 🪖 Tiny vibrobots for active matter experiments : cheap, versatile, and open to collaboration. Explore more: www.graspion.be
#ActiveMatter #SoftRobotics #GRASPion

Developed by engineers from the University of Liège, this SAM D21-based bristlebot is loaded with sensors and comms for swarm robotics and active matter research.

GRASPion is a small, SAM D21-controlled bristlebot designed for active matter research: arxiv.org/pdf/2509.07437 / graspion.be

F. Novkoski, M. M\'elard, M. Delens, F. W\'ery, M. Noirhomme, J. Pande, A. Maier, A. -S. Smith, N. Vandewalle: GRASPion: an Open-Source, Programmable Brainbot for Active Matter Research https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.07437 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.07437 https://arxiv.org/html/2509.07437