— In this paper, the concept of the ’robust arm configuration’ (RAC) is expanded using a mode shape compensator. This compensator improves the robustness of the arm configu...
RHex is a hexapod with compliant legs and only six actuated degrees of freedom. Its ability to traverse highly fractured and unstable terrain, as well ascend and descend a particu...
E. Z. Moore, D. Campbell, Felix Grimminger, Martin...
In a moving agent, the different apparent motion of objects located at various distances provides an important source of depth information. While motion parallax is evident for la...
As a flexible needle with a bevel tip is pushed through soft tissue, the asymmetry of the tip causes the needle to bend. We propose that, by using nonholonomic kinematics, contro...
Robert J. Webster III, Noah J. Cowan, Gregory S. C...
In this paper, we describe the development of our BEST nano-robot soccer team composed of 5 robots, a vision system, and communication modules. Each nano-robot is designed with an...