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Journal of Robotics, 2011 Self-reconfigurable modular robots are composed of modules which are able to autonomously change the way they are connected. An appropriate control algorithm enables the modular robots to change their shape in order to adapt to their immediate ...
Yosuke Suzuki +3 more
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Efficient Simulation Environment of Wireless Radio Communications in MEMS Modular Robots [PDF]
, 2013 International audienceModular robots needs networking for coordination and it is particularly true for MEMS micro robots. A promising communication technology is nanowireless networking which could be integrated directly into MEMS micro robots, in our ...
Boillot, Nicolas +2 more
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Computational Systems Design of Low-Cost Lightweight Robots
Robotics, 2023 With the increased demand for customisation, developing task-specific robots for industrial and personal applications has become essential. Collaborative robots are often preferred over conventional industrial robots in human-centred production ...
Akhil Sathuluri +4 more
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Design and Dynamic Simulation Verification of an On-Orbit Operation-Based Modular Space Robot
Applied Sciences, 2023 Space robots have been playing an important role in space on-orbit operation missions. However, the traditional configuration of space robots only has a single function and cannot meet the requirements of different space missions, and the launch cost of ...
Dong Yang, Xiaokui Yue, Ming Guo
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Modular Soft Robotics: Modular Units, Connection Mechanisms, and Applications
Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2020 A state‐of‐the‐art review of the modular soft robots (MSRs) is presented, with an outlook on the challenges and future directions of intelligent MSRs. In contrast to conventional robots composed of rigid materials, soft robots made from soft materials ...
Chao Zhang +4 more
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ROBOMINER: Development of a Highly Configurable and Modular Scaled-Down Prototype of a Mining Robot
Machines, 2023 Historically, mining operations have faced numerous challenges, including safety hazards, inefficiencies, and environmental concerns. However, recent advances in robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence have presented opportunities for the ...
Virgilio Gomez +4 more
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A distributed and morphology-independent strategy for adaptive locomotion in self-reconfigurable modular robots [PDF]
, 2013 In this paper, we present a distributed reinforcement learning strategy for morphology-independent life-long gait learning for modular robots. All modules run identical controllers that locally and independently optimize their action selection based on ...
Christensen, David Johan +2 more
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IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, 2010 We have presented a detailed retrospective on modular robots and discussed connections between modular robots and programmable matter. This field has seen a great deal of creativity and innovation at the level of designing physical systems capable of matching shape to function and algorithms that achieve this capability.
Kyle Gilpin, Daniela Rus
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Universal Reconfiguration of Facet-Connected Modular Robots by Pivots: The O(1) Musketeers [PDF]
, 2019 We present the first universal reconfiguration algorithm for transforming a modular robot between any two facet-connected square-grid configurations using pivot moves.
Akitaya, Hugo A. +10 more
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Collaborative Assembly Operation between Two Modular Robots Based on the Optical Position Feedback
Journal of Robotics, 2009 This paper studies the cooperation between two master-slave modular robots. A cooperative robot system is set up with two modular robots and a dynamic optical meter-Optotrak.
Liying Su, Lei Shi, Yueqing Yu
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