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Optimized user-guided motion control of modular robots [PDF]

Nature Communications
Transferring motion instructions from a user enables robots to perform new and unforeseen operations. Robot collectives, in particular, offer greater adaptability to changing tasks and environments.
Anastasia Bolotnikova, Kevin Holdcroft, Henry Cerbone, Christoph Belke, Auke Ijspeert, Jamie Paik   +5 more
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Design of a Modular Wall-Climbing Robot with Multi-Plane Transition and Cleaning Capabilities [PDF]

Biomimetics
This paper presents the design and development of a new modular wall-climbing robot—Modular Wall Climbing-1 (MC-1)—for solving the problem of autonomous wall switching observed in wall-climbing robots.
Boyu Wang, Weijian Zhang, Jianghan Luo, Qingsong Xu   +3 more
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Co-design methodology for rapid prototyping of modular robots in care settings [PDF]

Frontiers in Robotics and AI
IntroductionThis paper introduces a structured co-design methodology for developing modular robotic solutions for the care sector. Despite the widespread adoption of co-design in robotics, existing frameworks often lack clear and systematic processes to ...
Alexandre Colle, Alexandre Colle, Alexandre Colle, Alexandre Colle, Alexandre Colle, Karen Donaldson, Karen Donaldson, Mauro Dragone, Mauro Dragone, Mauro Dragone   +9 more
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Modular Fluidic Propulsion Robots [PDF]

IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2021
We propose a novel concept for modular robots, termed modular fluidic propulsion (MFP), which promises to combine effective propulsion, a large reconfiguration space, and a scalable design. MFP robots are modular fluid networks. To propel, they route fluid through themselves. In this article, both hydraulic and pneumatic implementations are considered.
Doyle, M. J., Marques, J. V. A., Vandermeulen, I., Parrott, C., Gu, Y., Xu, X., Kolling, A., Groß, R.   +7 more
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The Modular Gait Design of a Soft, Earthworm-like Locomotion Robot Driven by Ultra-Low Frequency Excitation

Applied Sciences, 2023
In complex and extreme environments, such as pipelines and polluted waters, gait programming has great significance for multibody segment locomotion robots.
Zhifeng Qi, Xiuting Sun
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A Fluid-Driven Loop-Type Modular Soft Robot with Integrated Locomotion and Manipulation Capability

Biomimetics, 2023
In nature, some animals, such as snakes and octopuses, use their limited body structure to conduct various complicated tasks not only for locomotion but also for hunting.
Xin Sui, Mingzhu Lai, Jian Qi, Zhiyuan Yang, Ning Zhao, Jie Zhao, Hegao Cai, Yanhe Zhu   +7 more
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Module Design of Self-reconfigurable Modular Robot: A Survey

Journal of Harbin University of Science and Technology, 2021
Self-reconfigurable modular robot is a robot assembled through one or more modules and can be reconstI11cted into another configuration according to the changes of working environment.
DAI Ye, ZHANG Qi-hao, GAO Yu-fei, Qi Yun-shan, WANG Jian-hui   +4 more
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Modular Robotic Design and Reconfiguring Path Planning

Applied Sciences, 2022
The modular robot is becoming a prevalent research object in robots because of its unique configuration advantages and performance characteristics. It is possible to form robot configurations with different functions by reconfiguring functional modules ...
Ye Dai, Chao-Fang Xiang, Zhao-Xu Liu, Zhao-Long Li, Wen-Yin Qu, Qi-Hao Zhang   +5 more
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Designing modular robotic playware [PDF]

RO-MAN 2009 - The 18th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, 2009
In this paper, we explore the design of modular robotic objects that may enhance playful experiences. The approach builds upon the development of modular robotics to create a kind of playware, which is flexible in both set-up and activity building for the end-user to allow easy creation of games.
LUND H. H, MARTI, PATRIZIA
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Snakeskin-Inspired 3D Printable Soft Robot Composed of Multi-Modular Vacuum-Powered Actuators

Actuators, 2023
A modular soft actuator with snakeskin-inspired scales that generates an anisotropic friction force is designed and evaluated in this study. The actuator makes it possible to fabricate soft robots that can move on various surfaces in the natural ...
Seonghyeon Lee, Insun Her, Woojun Jung, Yongha Hwang   +3 more
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