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IROS
2008
IEEE
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15 years 3 months ago
Morpho: A self-deformable modular robot inspired by cellular structure
— We present a modular robot design inspired by the creation of complex structures and functions in biology via deformation. Our design is based on the Tensegrity model of cellul...
Chih-Han Yu, Kristina Haller, Donald E. Ingber, Ra...
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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15 years 4 months ago
Self-adapting modular robotics: A generalized distributed consensus framework
Abstract— Biological systems achieve amazing adaptive behavior with local agents performing simple sensing and actions. Modular robots with similar properties can potentially ach...
Chih-Han Yu, Radhika Nagpal
AROBOTS
2008
146views more  AROBOTS 2008»
14 years 9 months ago
Biologically-inspired 3D grasp synthesis based on visual exploration
Object grasping is a typical human ability which is widely studied from both a biological and an engineering point of view. This paper presents an approach to grasp synthesis inspi...
Gabriel Recatalá, Eris Chinellato, Angel P....
TROB
2002
140views more  TROB 2002»
14 years 9 months ago
Hormone-inspired adaptive communication and distributed control for CONRO self-reconfigurable robots
This paper presents a biologically inspired approach to two basic problems in modular self-reconfigurable robots: adaptive communication in self-reconfigurable and dynamic networks...
Wei-Min Shen, Behnam Salemi, Peter M. Will
ICRA
2008
IEEE
143views Robotics» more  ICRA 2008»
15 years 3 months ago
How morphology affects self-assembly in a stochastic modular robot
Abstract— Self-assembly is a process through which an organized structure can spontaneously form from simple parts. Taking inspiration from biological examples of self-assembly, ...
Shuhei Miyashita, Max Kessler, Marco Lungarella