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A Vision-based Scheme for Kinematic Model Construction of Re-configurable Modular Robots

, 2017
Re-configurable modular robotic (RMR) systems are advantageous for their reconfigurability and versatility. A new modular robot can be built for a specific task by using modules as building blocks.
Guan, Yisheng, Lin, Kewei, Rojas, Juan
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Analysis and Synthesis of a Kind of Mobility Reconfigurable Robot with Multi-Task Capability

Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing, 2011
Compared with the fixed morphological robots, the self-reconfigurable robots (SR) are very flexible as they can adapt to a wide range of task requirements.
Hailin HUANG, Zongquan DENG, Bing LI, Rongqiang LIU   +3 more
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Modular Self-Reconfigurable Robot Systems [PDF]

, 2007
The field of modular self-reconfigurable robotic systems addresses the design, fabrication, motion planning, and control of autonomous kinematic machines with variable morphology. Modular self-reconfigurable systems have the promise of making significant
Chirikjian, Gregory S., Klavins, Eric, Lipson, Hod, Moll, Mark, Rus, Daniela, Salemi, Behnam, Shen, Wei-Min, Yim, Mark   +7 more
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A Proposal for a Multi-Drive Heterogeneous Modular Pipe- Inspection Micro-Robot

, 2008
This paper presents the architecture used to develop a micro-robot for narrow pipes inspection. Both the electromechanical design and the control scheme will be described. In pipe environments it is very useful to have a method to retrieve information of
ALBERTO BRUNETE, Arkin R. C., ERNESTO GAMBAO, JOSE EMILIO TORRES, MIGUEL HERNANDO, Pirjanian P., Roh S.   +6 more
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Self-reconfigurable molecule robots as 3D metamorphic robots [PDF]

Proceedings. 1998 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. Innovations in Theory, Practice and Applications (Cat. No.98CH36190), 2002
This paper describes a three-dimensional self-reconfiguring system that is capable of reconfiguration and the associated planning in polynomial time. The approach is to reduce a system composed of molecule robots to metamorphic robots. Having done so, we are able to apply polynomial-time planning algorithms that have previously been used only in two ...
C. McGray, D. Rus
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Multilayer Soft Photonic Arrays Inspired by Cephalopod Skin for High‐Density, Independent, and Multimodal Actuation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A vertically stacked, DEA‐driven photonic array inspired by cephalopod skin, featuring highly crystalline colloidal crystal gels with vivid color, low FWHM and scalability is presented. The multilayer design removes lateral pixel interference, achieving near‐100% fill factor with fully independent RGB actuation.
Maga Kim, Imbo Kong, Do Yoon Kim, Jaeyoung Choi, Seong‐Yu Choi, Yun Hyeok Lee, Sihwan Lee, Byung Ik Park, Gimin Sung, In‐Suk Choi, Wook Sung Kim, Jeong‐Yun Sun   +11 more
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Digital Actuation Control of Soft Robotic Origami With Self‐Folding Liquid Crystal Elastomer Hinges

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Self‐folding soft‐rigid hybrid robotic origami is enabled by liquid crystal elastomer actuators with embedded Joule heating and closed‐loop digital control. Digitally addressable hinges provide reversible and programmable transitions between distinct folded states while maintaining actuation performance at high cycle counts (over 1500).
David C. Bershadsky, Tuo Zhao, Glaucio H. Paulino, Emily C. Davidson   +3 more
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Kinematics, workspace and singularity analysis of a multi-mode parallel robot

, 2017
A family of reconfigurable parallel robots can change motion modes by passing through constraint singularities by locking and releasing some passive joints of the robot.
Chablat, Damien, Kong, Xianwen, Zhang, Chengwei   +2 more
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An extendible reconfigurable robot based on hot melt adhesives [PDF]

, 2015
The ability to physically enlarge one’s own body structures plays an important role in robustness and adaptability of biological systems. It is, however, a significant challenge for robotic systems to autonomously extend their bodies.
,, Brodbeck, L, Brodbeck, L, Iida, F, Iida, F   +4 more
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Meta‐Rod Mechanical Metamaterials With Programmable Reconfiguration

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Existing mechanical metamaterials achieve programmable large deformations in planar square or cubic configurations, restricted by required complex boundary conditions. This research proposes a 1D metamaterial, Meta‐rod, with linear, bending, twisting, area, and volume deformation modes.
Atharva Pande, Lyes Kadem, Hang Xu
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