Physics of smart active matter: integrating active matter and control to gain insights into living systems

We offer our opinion on the benefits of integration of insights from active matter physics with principles of regulatory interactions and control to develop a field we term smart active matter. This field can provide insight into important principles in living systems as well as aid engineering of responsive, robust and functional collectives.

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We propose the integration of active matter physics with principles of regulatory interactions and control to develop a field called smart active matter. This field can provide insights into important principles in living systems and aid in the engineering of responsive, robust, and functional collectives.