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ROBIO
2006
IEEE
217views Robotics» more  ROBIO 2006»
14 years 1 months ago
Modular software architecture for teams of cooperating, heterogeneous robots
— For teams of cooperating autonomous lightweight robots with challenging dynamical locomotion properties a platform independent modular software architecture and platform indepe...
Martin Friedmann, Jutta Kiener, Sebastian Petters,...
HAPTICS
2005
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
Validation of Torso Force Feedback Slope Simulation through an Energy Cost Comparison
This paper compares the energy cost of locomotion on a real slope and on a simulated slope using a tether force on the Sarcos Treadport. Walking and running both up and down slope...
Craig R. Parker, David R. Carrier, John M. Hollerb...
ICRA
2005
IEEE
163views Robotics» more  ICRA 2005»
14 years 1 months ago
Circular/Spherical Robots for Crawling and Jumping
Abstract— We describe circular/spherical robots for crawling and jumping. Locomotion over rough terrain has been achieved mainly by rigid body systems including crawlers and leg ...
Yuuta Sugiyama, Ayumi Shiotsu, Masashi Yamanaka, S...
WH
2010
208views Healthcare» more  WH 2010»
13 years 2 months ago
Portable, non-invasive fall risk assessment in end stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis
Patients with end stage renal diseases (ESRD) on hemodialysis (HD) have high morbidity and mortality due to multiple causes, one of which is dramatically higher fall rates than th...
Thurmon E. Lockhart, Adam T. Barth, Xiaoyue Zhang,...
ICRA
1998
IEEE
144views Robotics» more  ICRA 1998»
13 years 11 months ago
The Atacama Desert Trek: Outcomes
In June and July 1997, Nomad, a planetary-relevant mobile robot, traversed more than 220 kilometers across the barren Atacama Desert in Chile, exploring a landscape analogous to t...
Deepak Bapna, Eric Rollins, John Murphy, Mark W. M...