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Self-reconfigurable Robots with ATRON Modules
2005We developed a new robotic systems that can change morphology. The system is made of ATRON modules, which are individually simple, attach through physical connections, and perform 3D motions by collective actions. We produced 100 ATRON modules, and performed both simulation and real world experiments.
Lund, Henrik Hautop +2 more
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Self-reconfigurable robots topodynamic
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2004. Proceedings. ICRA '04. 2004, 2004Modules connected to each other form a network. So, a modular robot is a module network. In the case of reconfigurable robots, the topology of this network evolves. We propose to ground the study of self-reconfigurable robots in a framework inspired by graph theory and cellular automata.
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Self-reconfigurable planar parallel robot
2004 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37566), 2005This paper proposes a novel self-reconfigurable parallel robot which is capable of self-reconfiguring to other various types of planar parallel robots on a horizontal plane. The limbs (legs) of the proposed parallel robot are 2R (two-revolute-joint) open kinematic chains whose second joints are unactuated.
Jin-Kyu Choi, Toru Omata, Osamu Mori
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Reconnectable joints for self-reconfigurable robots
Proceedings 2001 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. Expanding the Societal Role of Robotics in the the Next Millennium (Cat. No.01CH37180), 2002Self-reconfigurable robots are modular robots that can dynamically and intelligently reconfigure their shape and size to accomplish difficult missions. To build such robots, however, a number of technical challenges must be overcome. One critical problem is the design and implementation of the reconnectable joints (also called connectors), which allows
Behrokh Khoshnevis +3 more
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Bounds for self-reconfiguration of metamorphic robots
Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2002A metamorphic robotic system is a collection of mechatronic modules, each of which has the ability to connect, disconnect, and climb over adjacent modules. A change in the macroscopic morphology results from the locomotion of each module over its neighbors.
Gregory S. Chirikjian, Amit Pamecha
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Distributed systems of self-reconfiguring robots
ACM SIGGRAPH 2002 conference abstracts and applications, 2002A robot designed for a single purpose can perform a specific task very well, but it may perform poorly on a different task, or in a different environment. This is acceptable if the environment is structured; however, if the task is in an unknown environment, then a robot with the ability to change shape to suit the environment and the required ...
Zack J. Butler +3 more
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IEEE Intelligent Systems, 1998
At the Dartmouth Robotics Laboratory, we have a vision of the future: a modular robot that can assume a snake shape to traverse a tunnel, reconfigure upon exiting as a six-legged robot to traverse rough terrain, and change shape and gait to climb stairs and enter a building.
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At the Dartmouth Robotics Laboratory, we have a vision of the future: a modular robot that can assume a snake shape to traverse a tunnel, reconfigure upon exiting as a six-legged robot to traverse rough terrain, and change shape and gait to climb stairs and enter a building.
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Efficient Locomotion for a Self-Reconfiguring Robot
Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2006In this paper we describe a modular self-reconfiguring robot composed of Molecule robot modules. We present the architecture of this robot and discuss how self-reconfiguration can be used as a locomotion gait for this system. We present two types of locomotion algorithms for this robot: a statically stable tumbling algorithm and a dynamically stable ...
Keith Kotay, Daniela Rus
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Self-Reconfiguration of Industrial Mobile Robots
2010 Fourth IEEE International Conference on Self-Adaptive and Self-Organizing Systems, 2010In this paper a flexible self-reconfiguration mechanism for industrial mobile robots in car manufacturing is presented. Implemented in a holonic multi-agent system, user-inserted process changes are executed self-organised. Starting with a natural-language based description of the desired process change, an uncoupled recombination mechanism is the core
Stefanie Angerer +2 more
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Distributed Control in Self-reconfigurable Robots
2003This paper explores self-assembling artefacts using distributed control. General design methods for distributed self-assembling artefacts are described and a simulator is developed to simulate an existing robotic unit (M-TRAN) in a self-assembling context.
Lund, H.H. +2 more
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