![]() ![]() It will also require the integration of functionally specialized droplets into an interconnected functional unit. This will require droplets capable of sensing, information processing, and actuation. Inspired by the versatility of nature's architecture, we investigate aggregates of membrane-enclosed droplets as a design concept for robotics. ![]() The astounding success of this architecture is readily apparent throughout the biological world. Cells of different composition can aggregate and communicate through the exchange of molecules across their boundaries. The quintessential living element of all organisms is the cell-a fluid-filled compartment enclosed, but not isolated, by a layer of amphiphilic molecules that self-assemble at its boundary.
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