Gomboc Engineering: Designing Self-Righting Autonomous Systems
Abstract
Proposes gomboc engineering, a design discipline for autonomous systems that self-right through incentive or feedback geometry alone, without human intervention. Defines five formal properties, a diagnostic framework (the Gomboc Test), and a named failure mode (gomboc erosion). Draws on the mathematical gomboc (Domokos and Varkonyi, 2006) and illustrates the framework across manufacturing process design, decentralized protocol architecture, and conservation mechanism design.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Complex Systems and Dynamics
Systems Engineering Methodologies and Applications
Sustainable Design and Development
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 12 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Preprint