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IROS
2008
IEEE
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14 years 5 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...
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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14 years 5 months ago
Self-adapting modular robotics: A generalized distributed consensus framework
Abstract— Biological systems achieve amazing adaptive behavior with local agents performing simple sensing and actions. Modular robots with similar properties can potentially ach...
Chih-Han Yu, Radhika Nagpal
AROBOTS
2008
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13 years 11 months ago
Biologically-inspired 3D grasp synthesis based on visual exploration
Object grasping is a typical human ability which is widely studied from both a biological and an engineering point of view. This paper presents an approach to grasp synthesis inspi...
Gabriel Recatalá, Eris Chinellato, Angel P....
TROB
2002
140views more  TROB 2002»
13 years 10 months ago
Hormone-inspired adaptive communication and distributed control for CONRO self-reconfigurable robots
This paper presents a biologically inspired approach to two basic problems in modular self-reconfigurable robots: adaptive communication in self-reconfigurable and dynamic networks...
Wei-Min Shen, Behnam Salemi, Peter M. Will
ICRA
2008
IEEE
143views Robotics» more  ICRA 2008»
14 years 5 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