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A Distributed Reconfiguration Planning Algorithm for Modular Robots
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2019 Self-reconfigurable modular robots are usually composed of multiple modules with uniform docking interfaces that can be transformed into different configurations by themselves.
Chao Liu, M. Whitzer, Mark H. Yim
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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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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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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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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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Justification of the technical requirements of a fully functional modular robot
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2017 Modular robots are characterized by limited built-in resources necessary for communication, connection and movement of modules, when performing reconfiguration tasks at rigidly interconnected elements.
Shlyakhov Nikita +4 more
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Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2023 Adaptive and extreme changes in shape and configuration are the functional and morphological uniqueness of soft robots, but existing design approaches still rely on the predefined coordination of their “muscle” and “nerve” functions to produce such ...
Jaeyoung Yoon +7 more
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A new meta-module for efficient reconfiguration of hinged-units modular robots [PDF]
, 2016 We present a robust and compact meta-module for edge-hinged modular robot units such as M-TRAN, SuperBot, SMORES, UBot, PolyBot and CKBot, as well as for central-point-hinged ones such as Molecubes and Roombots.
Parada, Irene +2 more
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Российский технологический журнал, 2018 Reconfigurable mechatronic modular robots capable of adapting their structure depending on the specifics of the tasks performed and the environmental conditions are of great interest for a wide range of different applications.
S. V. Manko, E. I. Shestakov
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A Review and Evaluation of Control Architectures for Modular Legged and Climbing Robots
BiomimeticsRobotic control is a fundamental part of autonomous robots. Modular legged and climbing robots are complex machines made up of a variety of subsystems, ranging from a single robot with simple legs to a complex system composed of multiple legs (or modules)
Carlos Prados +3 more
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