One of the great attractions of these cellular, biologically inspired algorithms is their robustness— specifically their ability to repair and recover global properties in the face of local damage.

Here, in response to the removal of a number of screens containing cells being used to draw the toddler’s figure, the damaged area must recruit cells to cover the material previously displayed by the lost cells. Additionally, Toddler will move towards motion capture material that better fits within the new arrangement of screens.