Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers are building swarms of tiny robots that have a built-in intelligence, allowing them to build structures, vehicles, or even larger versions of themselves. The subunit of the robot, which is being developed at MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms, is called a voxel and is capable of carrying power and data. "When we're building these structures, you have to build in intelligence," MIT Professor and CBA Director Neil Gershenfeld said in a statement. "What emerged was the idea of structural electronics -- of making voxels that transmit power and data as well as force." Each individual'voxel' is not only a building block, but is also loaded with power and data that give it the power to work with other units during assembly.

When producing a tiny threaded fastener or manufacturing fuselages, building a small calculator app or releasing an extensive enterprise software, an attribute that is most common, unwavering, and paramount is quality. The job or activity which ensures that products, software, or services delivered are of the highest quality, is one of the most important activities in the entire life cycle of building a product or service. In other words, testing and QA are critical and indispensable, However, the role and nature of testing have been ever-evolving and we already live in an era where the latest technologies are set to transform testing–software testing in particular. One of the key reasons for the emergence and prevalence of the stated technologies is that process efficiency and automation are no longer differentiating factors, but imperative for any organization. How can this transformation be achieved and what can be the chief ingredient infused to bring about this metamorphosis?