3 Salemi, Behnam Moll, M. Shen, W-M 2006 Proc. 2006 IEEE/RSJ Intl. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems Beijing, China 3636--3641 oct self-reconfigurable robots, modular robots Self-reconfigurable robots are modular robots that can autonomously change their shape and size to meet specific operational demands. Recently, there has been a great interest in using self-reconfigurable robots in applications such as reconnaissance, rescue missions, and space applications. Designing and controlling self-reconfigurable robots is a difficult task. Hence, the research has primarily been focused on developing systems that can function in a controlled environment. This paper presents a novel self-reconfigurable robotic system called SuperBot, which addresses the challenges of building and controlling deployable self-reconfigurable robots. Six prototype modules have been built and preliminary experimental results demonstrate that SuperBot is a flexible and powerful system that can be used in challenging real-world applications. http://www.kavrakilab.org/sites/default/files/2006 superbot a deployable, multi-functional, and modular self-reconfigurable.pdf