CAMBRIDGE, MA - Harvard scientists have engineered a pack of robots, or kilobots, capable of self-assembling into some amazing shapes. Could teams of these mini-robots one day be capable of assembling into produce displays in stores? Maybe. One way or another I have to say that this is something you have to check out.

Watch the video below to learn more about how these amazing inventions work:

How do they do this? First, individual seed bots gather together and send out little beans of IR light. Other robots are programed to be attracted to this light and move towards it, clustering around the seed bot. Once enough robots have gathered together, they communicate among one another in order to coordinate their positioning, forming the desired shape, whether it be a triangle today or a mango display tomorrow.

These kilobots can be charged either by IR or through an internet power network that activates when the robots chain up, according to Tech Crunch.

These robots are even able to detect when they are broken or off-course, allowing the team to self regulate.

Forget Legos, I wish my parents had gotten me some of these guys when I was a kid!