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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 +6 more
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Stretchable Shape‐Sensing Sheets
Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2023 Soft robot deformations are typically estimated using strain sensors to infer change from a nominal shape while taking a robot‐specific mechanical model into account.
Dylan Shah +4 more
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Differentiable Algorithm Networks for Composable Robot Learning
, 2019 This paper introduces the Differentiable Algorithm Network (DAN), a composable architecture for robot learning systems. A DAN is composed of neural network modules, each encoding a differentiable robot algorithm and an associated model; and it is trained
Hsu, David +5 more
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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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COCrIP: Compliant OmniCrawler In-pipeline Robot
, 2017 This paper presents a modular in-pipeline climbing robot with a novel compliant foldable OmniCrawler mechanism. The circular cross-section of the OmniCrawler module enables a holonomic motion to facilitate the alignment of the robot in the direction of ...
Krishna, K. Madhava +3 more
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Topology and Morphology Design of Spherically Reconfigurable Homogeneous Modular Soft Robots
Soft Robotics, 2023 Imagine a swarm of terrestrial robots that can explore an environment, and, upon completion of this task, reconfigure into a spherical ball and roll out. This dimensional change alters the dynamics of locomotion and can assist them to maneuver variable terrains. The sphere-plane reconfiguration is equivalent to projecting a spherical shell onto a plane,
Freeman, Caitlin +2 more
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A Compact Soft Robotic Wrist Brace With Origami Actuators
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2021 Wrist disability caused by a series of diseases or injuries hinders the patient’s capability to perform activities of daily living (ADL). Rehabilitation devices for the wrist motor function have gained popularity among clinics and researchers due to the ...
Sicong Liu +21 more
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A motion system for social and animated robots [PDF]
, 2014 This paper presents an innovative motion system that is used to control the motions and animations of a social robot. The social robot Probo is used to study Human-Robot Interactions (HRI), with a special focus on Robot Assisted Therapy (RAT).
goris, Kristof +4 more
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Metarpillar: Soft robotic locomotion based on buckling-driven elastomeric metamaterials
Materials & Design, 2021 Mechanical instabilities are emerging as novel actuation mechanisms for the design of biomimetic soft robots and smart structures. The present study shows that by coupling buckling-driven elastomeric auxetic modules actuated by a negative air-pressure, a
B. Grossi +4 more
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A surgical system for automatic registration, stiffness mapping and dynamic image overlay
, 2017 In this paper we develop a surgical system using the da Vinci research kit (dVRK) that is capable of autonomously searching for tumors and dynamically displaying the tumor location using augmented reality.
Choset, Howie +8 more
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