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A robot that unknots knots
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A robot that unknots knots

Imagine a robot walking a single lap of a knotted track in three dimensional space. There is a simple algorithm that allows the robot to disconnect and reconnect the track in such a way as to undo the knot.

A robot that unknots knots

A robot that unknots knots

Imagine a robot walking one loop of a closed-circuit outdoor track. At certain points on the track, there are bridges where the track passes over itself, but the track never intersects itself anywher…

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