We report robust control over the dynamic assembly, disassembly, and reconfiguration of light-activated molybdenum disulfide (MoS ) colloidal motor swarms with features not possible in equilibrium systems. A photochemical reaction produces chemical gradients across the MoS colloidal motors to drive them to move. Under illumination of a gradient light, these colloidal motors display a positive phototactic motion. Mesoscale simulations prove that the self-diffusiophoresis induced by the locally consumed oxygen gradient across MoS colloidal motors dominates the phototactic process. By programming the structured illumination, the collective migration and well-defined shapes of colloidal motor swarms can be externally regulated. The successful realization of programmable swarm transformation of colloidal motors like the emergent behaviors of living systems in nature provides a direct proof-of-concept for active soft materials and systems, with adaptive and interactive functions.
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