— This paper introduces a novel robot which can run on the surface of water in a manner similar to basilisk lizards. Previous studies on the lizards themselves have characterized...
Steven Floyd, Terence Keegan, John Palmisano, Meti...
Two basic tasks must be performed by an olfactory robot tracking a specific odor source : navigate in a turbulent odor plume and recognize an odor regardless of its concentration....
Humans throughout history have always sought to mimic the appearance, mobility, functionality, intelligent operation, and thinking process of biological creatures. This field of b...
—This paper describes the design, construction, and testing of a biomimetic pectoral (side) fin with actively controlled curvature for UUV propulsion. First, a 3D unsteady comput...
John Palmisano, Ravi Ramamurti, Kerr-Jia Lu, Jonah...
— In this paper we outline a grasp planning system designed to augment the cortical control of a prosthetic arm and hand. A key aspect of this task is the presence of on-line use...
Matei T. Ciocarlie, Samuel T. Clanton, M. Chance S...