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ICRA
2008
IEEE
143views Robotics» more  ICRA 2008»
14 years 1 months ago
How morphology affects self-assembly in a stochastic modular robot
Abstract— Self-assembly is a process through which an organized structure can spontaneously form from simple parts. Taking inspiration from biological examples of self-assembly, ...
Shuhei Miyashita, Max Kessler, Marco Lungarella
IROS
2008
IEEE
184views Robotics» more  IROS 2008»
14 years 1 months ago
Morpho: A self-deformable modular robot inspired by cellular structure
— We present a modular robot design inspired by the creation of complex structures and functions in biology via deformation. Our design is based on the Tensegrity model of cellul...
Chih-Han Yu, Kristina Haller, Donald E. Ingber, Ra...
GECCO
2008
Springer
138views Optimization» more  GECCO 2008»
13 years 8 months ago
Modular neuroevolution for multilegged locomotion
Legged robots are useful in tasks such as search and rescue because they can effectively navigate on rugged terrain. However, it is difficult to design controllers for them that ...
Vinod K. Valsalam, Risto Miikkulainen
SAC
2011
ACM
12 years 10 months ago
I4Copter: an adaptable and modular quadrotor platform
Quadrotor helicopters are micro air vehicles with vertical take-off and landing capabilities controlled by varying the rotation speed of four fixed pitch propellers. Due to their...
Peter Ulbrich, Rüdiger Kapitza, Christian Har...
IROS
2007
IEEE
85views Robotics» more  IROS 2007»
14 years 1 months ago
Electrostatic latching for inter-module adhesion, power transfer, and communication in modular robots
— A simple and robust inter-module latch is possibly the most important component of a modular robotic system. This paper describes a latch based on electric fields and capaciti...
Mustafa Emre Karagozler, Jason Campbell, Gary K. F...