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Jul 18, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

Smart Cellular Bricks: 3D Neural Cellular Automata for Life‑Like Modular Robots

The study introduces Smart Cellular Bricks, a modular robot system that uses 3D Neural Cellular Automata to enable identical cubes to exchange minimal local information, achieve 98.97% shape‑classification accuracy, 94.8% damage‑detection precision, and self‑repair within 60 update cycles, demonstrating scalable, life‑like collective intelligence.