Portable mobile robots, in the size class of 20 kg or less, could be extremely valuable as autonomous reconnaissance platforms in urban hostage situations and disaster relief. We ...
Larry Matthies, Yalin Xiong, Robert W. Hogg, David...
A new approach called bioinspired engineering of exploration systems (BEES) and its value for solving pressing NASA and DoD needs are described. Insects (for example honeybees and ...
Sarita Thakoor, Javaan S. Chahl, Mandyam V. Sriniv...
Abstract—We describe a multimodal framework for interacting with an autonomous robotic forklift. A key element enabling effective interaction is a wireless, handheld tablet with ...
Andrew Correa, Matthew R. Walter, Luke Fletcher, J...
Abstract – The Cool Robot is a four-wheel-drive, solarpowered autonomous vehicle designed to support summertime science campaigns in Antarctica and Greenland. We deployed the rob...
James H. Lever, Alexander D. Streeter, Laura E. Ra...
In this paper we investigate the development of an embedded and mobile geographic information system. Its main characteristics concern the possibility to access various informatio...