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Bio-inspired Tensegrity Soft Modular Robots [PDF]
Living Machines, 2017 In this paper, we introduce a design principle to develop novel soft modular robots based on tensegrity structures and inspired by the cytoskeleton of living cells.
A Burks +12 more
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Survey on research and development of reconfigurable modular robots
Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2016 This article presents a comprehensive survey of reconfigurable modular robots, which covers the origin, history, the state of the art, key technologies, challenges, and applications of reconfigurable modular robots.
Jinguo Liu, Xin Zhang, Guangbo Hao
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A new meta-module design for efficient reconfiguration of modular robots. [PDF]
Auton Robots, 2021 We propose a new meta-module design for two important classes of modular robots. The new meta-modules are three-dimensional, robust and compact, improving on the previously proposed ones.
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Accomplishing High-Level Tasks with Modular Robots [PDF]
Autonomous Robots, 2018 The advantage of modular self-reconfigurable robot systems is their flexibility, but this advantage can only be realized if appropriate configurations (shapes) and behaviors (controlling programs) can be selected for a given task.
Jing, Gangyuan +3 more
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Linbots: Soft Modular Robots Utilizing Voice Coils. [PDF]
Soft Robot, 2019 Robots performing automated tasks in uncontrolled environments need to adapt to environmental changes. Through building large collectives of robots, this robust and adaptive behavior can emerge from simple individual rules.
McKenzie RM +4 more
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Seeking quality diversity in evolutionary co-design of morphology and control of soft tensegrity modular robots [PDF]
Annual Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation, 2021 Designing optimal soft modular robots is difficult, due to non-trivial interactions between morphology and controller. Evolutionary algorithms (EAs), combined with physical simulators, represent a valid tool to overcome this issue.
Enrico Zardini +4 more
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Decoding modular reconfigurable robots: A survey on mechanisms and design [PDF]
Int. J. Robotics Res., 2023 The intrinsic modularity and reconfigurability of modular reconfigurable robot (MRR) systems confer advantages such as versatility, fault tolerance, and economic efficacy, thereby showcasing considerable potential across diverse applications.
Guanqi Liang, Di Wu, Yuxiao Tu, T. Lam
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Robotics: Science and Systems, 2023 —Modular robots hold the promise of changing their shape and even dimension to adapt to various tasks and environments. To realize this superiority, it is essential to find the appropriate morphology and its corresponding behavior simultaneously to ...
Jieqiang Sun +4 more
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Modular Robots for Enabling Operations in Unstructured Extreme Environments
Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2022 Operations in extreme and hostile environments, such as offshore oil and gas production, nuclear decommissioning, nuclear facility maintenance, deep mining, space exploration, and subsea applications, require the execution of sophisticated tasks.
M. E. Sayed +11 more
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A modular strategy for distributed, embodied control of electronics-free soft robots
Science Advances, 2023 Robots typically interact with their environments via feedback loops consisting of electronic sensors, microcontrollers, and actuators, which can be bulky and complex. Researchers have sought new strategies for achieving autonomous sensing and control in
Qiguang He +6 more
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