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A Fast Configuration Space Algorithm for Variable Topology Truss Modular Robots
The Variable Topology Truss (VTT) is a new class of self-reconfigurable robot that can reconfigure its truss shape and topology …
Chao Liu
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Sencheng Yu
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Mark Yim
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Parallel Self-assembly with SMORES-EP, a Modular Robot
Chao Liu
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Qian Lin
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Hyun Kim
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Mark Yim
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Reconfiguration Motion Planning for Variable Topology Truss
This paper presents an algorithm to do motion planning for a new class of self-reconfigurable modular robot: the variable topology …
Chao Liu
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Mark Yim
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Spiral Zipper Manipulator for Aerial Grasping and Manipulation
This paper presents a novel manipulator for aerial vehicles to perform grasping and manipulation tasks. The goal is to design a …
Chao Liu
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Abhraneel Bera
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Thulani Tsabedze
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Daniel Edgar
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Mark Yim
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Toward Lateral Aerial Grasping Manipulation Using Scalable Suction
This paper is an initial step toward the realization of an aerial robot that can perform lateral physical work, such as drilling a hole …
Chad C. Kessens
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Matthew Horowitz
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Chao Liu
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James Dotterweich
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Mark Yim
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Harris L. Edge
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Configuration Recognition with Distributed Information for Modular Robots
Modular robots are usually composed of multiple blocks with uniform docking interfaces that can be transformed into different …
Chao Liu
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Mark Yim
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PaintPots: Low Cost, Accurate, Highly Customizable Potentiometers for Position Sensing
The PaintPot manufacturing process is a new way to create low-cost, low-profile, highly customizable potentiometers for position …
Tarik Tosun
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Daniel Edgar
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Chao Liu
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Thulani Tsabedze
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Mark Yim
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Design and Characterization of the EP-Face Connector
We present the EP-Face connector, a novel connector for hybrid chain-lattice type modular robots that is high-strength (88.4N), …
Tarik Tosun
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Jay Davey
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Chao Liu
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Mark Yim
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