Circle encompassing lines
The 0 is the container. Interior line count encodes identity. Zero = empty circle. One = single line. M1 = two lines. D1 = three. O1 = four. Simple, recursive, infinite.
Segments
Seven-segment digital DNA. Each bot's identifier renders as its digit; the M/D/O bots get a small letter tag next to the 1. Machine-feel, familiar, still stylized.
Concentric rings
Number of rings equals bot index. Zero has zero rings (just a dot). Sonar-echo aesthetic; suggests broadcast and reception.
Node graph
Each bot is a hub node with a degree matching its role. Zero is the fully connected conductor. Workers are subordinate spokes with fewer external edges.
Pixel glyphs
5x5 pixel matrix; each bot spells its identifier in retro-terminal type. Same grid, same character height, same weight; readable at 32px favicon size.
Waveform bars
Vertical bar cluster. Bar count and heights encode identity like an audio equalizer freeze-frame. Zero is flat baseline. Higher bots have more active bars.
Hex cells
Hexagon frame with internal cells filled based on identity. Reads as a molecule or a small honeycomb. Feels engineered, chemistry-like.
Runic marks
Angular geometric marks; each bot carved from the same rune-family. Bold, primitive-modern, feels like a maker's stamp.
Compass points
Each bot is a compass with different pointer counts. Zero is the full rose (all directions). Workers point where their job takes them.
Star burst
Same central dot, different ray counts. Feels celestial, symmetric, immediate.
Nested squares
Russian-doll geometry. Nesting depth encodes identity. Very brutalist, very clean.
Chevron stack
Chevron count encodes rank. Zero has no chevron; workers stack chevrons like military insignia. Reads as direction and forward motion.
Circuit traces
PCB-style right-angle paths. Each bot has a trace count matching its role. Feels digital, industrial, engineered.
Isometric cube
Same isometric cube; face-pattern encodes bot identity. Feels dimensional, product-marky, engineering-y.
Crosshairs
Precise, targeted, mechanical. Cross weight and arm count encode identity. Feels forensic and honest.
Triangle set
Sierpinski-style triangle. Recursion depth encodes identity. Feels mathematical, controlled, elegant.
Vital signs
ECG waveform. Each bot has a signature pulse. Suggests aliveness, monitoring, real-time.
Spiral turns
Same spiral algorithm; each bot gets a different turn count. Organic, mathematical, feels like growth.
Molecular bonds
Chemistry set. Bot identity is a molecule with a controlled number of bonded satellites. Feels structural, scientific, mated.
Prism facets
Faceted gem; identity encoded by facet count and shading rhythm. Sophisticated, jewelry-adjacent, premium.