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ICRA
2002
IEEE
152views Robotics» more  ICRA 2002»
14 years 1 months ago
Needle Insertion Modelling and Simulation
Abstract—A methodology for estimating the force distribution that occurs along a needle shaft during insertion is described. To validate the approach, an experimental system for ...
Simon P. DiMaio, S. E. Salcudean
ISER
2004
Springer
123views Robotics» more  ISER 2004»
14 years 1 months ago
Free-Climbing with a Multi-Use Robot
This paper presents a new four-limbed robot, LEMUR IIb (Legged Excursion Mechanical Utility Rover), that can free-climb vertical rock surfaces. This robot was designed to have a nu...
Timothy Bretl, Stephen M. Rock, Jean-Claude Latomb...
ICRA
1998
IEEE
110views Robotics» more  ICRA 1998»
14 years 23 days ago
The Self-Reconfiguring Robotic Molecule
We discuss a robotic module called a Molecule. Molecules can be the basis for building selfreconfiguring robots. They support multiple modalities of locomotion and manipulation. W...
Keith Kotay, Daniela Rus, Marsette Vona, Craig D. ...
CDC
2009
IEEE
148views Control Systems» more  CDC 2009»
14 years 15 days ago
An adaptive artificial potential function approach for geometric sensing
In this paper, a novel artificial potential function is proposed for planning the path of a robotic sensor in a partially observed environment containing multiple obstacles and mul...
Guoxian Zhang, Silvia Ferrari
IROS
2008
IEEE
103views Robotics» more  IROS 2008»
14 years 2 months ago
Repetitive grasping with anthropomorphic skin-covered hand enables robust haptic recognition
— Skin is an essential component of artificial hands. It enables the use of object affordance for recognition and control, but due to its intrinsic locality and low density of c...
Shinya Takamuku, Atsushi Fukuda, Koh Hosoda