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superior error-correction actions. A carrying pod, a nodeattachment mechanism, improved reliability, and motion
error detection will allow us to create a robot and structure
capable of nearly limitless configurations.
Acknowledgment
This work was supported in part by NSF EFRI Grant
0735953. The content of this paper is solely the responsibility
of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official
views of the sponsoring organization.
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