— A climbing robot mechanism is introduced, which uses dynamic movements to climb between two parallel vertical walls. This robot relies on its own internal dynamic motions to ga...
Amir Degani, Amir Shapiro, Howie Choset, Matthew T...
Abstract— This paper reviews a template for dynamical climbing originating in biology, explores its stability properties in a numerical model, and presents empirical data from a ...
Jonathan Clark, Daniel Goldman, Pei-Chun Lin, Gora...
— This paper describes the development of a legged robot designed for general locomotion of complex terrain but specialized for dynamical, high-speed climbing of a uniformly conv...
G. Clark Haynes, Alex Khripin, Goran Lynch, Jonath...
— Several recently-designed robots are able to scale steep surfaces using animal-inspired strategies for foot attachment and leg kinematics. These designs could be valuable for r...
Kathryn A. Daltorio, Timothy C. Witushynsky, Grego...
— Recent biological research suggests that reliable, agile climbing on smooth vertical surfaces requires controllable adhesion. In nature, geckos control adhesion by properly loa...
Daniel Santos, Sangbae Kim, Matthew Spenko, Aaron ...