Self-assembling mobile linkages

Self-reconfiguring robots are modular robot systems that are physically connected and capable of making different geometric structures. Most current research in this field is focused on homogeneous systems in which all the modules are identical. This article explores the concept of self-assembling r...

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Published inIEEE robotics & automation magazine Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 45 - 55
Main Authors Detweiler, C., Vona, M., Yoon, Y., Seung-Kook Yun, Rus, D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY IEEE 01.12.2007
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Applied sciences
Automation
Bars
Computer science; control theory; systems
Control theory. Systems
Couplings
Exact sciences and technology
Grippers
Hardware
Linkages
Mobile robots
Modular
Modules
Poles and towers
Robot kinematics
Robotics
Robots
Self-assembly
Shape
Skeleton
Assembly
Linkage mechanism
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Summary:Self-reconfiguring robots are modular robot systems that are physically connected and capable of making different geometric structures. Most current research in this field is focused on homogeneous systems in which all the modules are identical. This article explores the concept of self-assembling robot systems consisting of passive structural modules plus active robotic modules.
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ISSN:1070-9932
1558-223X
DOI:10.1109/M-RA.2007.908971