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TSMC
2011
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13 years 2 months ago
Morphogenetic Robotics: An Emerging New Field in Developmental Robotics
—Developmental robotics is also known as epigenetic robotics. We propose in this paper that there is one substantial difference between developmental robotics and epigenetic robo...
Yaochu Jin, Yan Meng
IROS
2009
IEEE
168views Robotics» more  IROS 2009»
14 years 2 months ago
Stress-driven MEMS assembly + electrostatic forces = 1mm diameter robot
— As the size of the modules in a self-reconfiguring modular robotic system shrinks and the number of modules increases, the flexibility of the system as a whole increases. In ...
Mustafa Emre Karagozler, Seth Copen Goldstein, Jam...
SAB
2010
Springer
147views Optimization» more  SAB 2010»
13 years 5 months ago
Fractal Gene Regulatory Networks for Robust Locomotion Control of Modular Robots
Designing controllers for modular robots is difficult due to the distributed and dynamic nature of the robots. In this paper fractal gene regulatory networks are evolved to control...
Payam Zahadat, David Johan Christensen, Ulrik Pagh...
IROS
2007
IEEE
128views Robotics» more  IROS 2007»
14 years 1 months ago
A modular robotic system using magnetic force effectors
— One of the primary impediments to building ensembles with many modular robots is the complexity and number of mechanical mechanisms used to construct the individual modules. As...
Brian T. Kirby, Burak Aksak, Jason Campbell, James...
ICRA
2010
IEEE
109views Robotics» more  ICRA 2010»
13 years 6 months ago
A robot companion for inclusive games: A user-centred design perspective
— This article presents the design of Iromec, a modular robot companion tailored towards engaging in social exchanges with children with different disabilities with the aim to em...
Patrizia Marti, Leonardo Giusti