A Transformable Sheet Type Robot That Can Be Thrown from the Air

• Published in: Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 7; no. 3; p. 114
• Main Authors: Iida, Naoki, Matsumoto, Mitsuharu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 16.08.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: deformable robot; Experiments; Fruits; robot control; Robots; sheet type robot; system implementation; Unmanned aerial vehicles; Vehicles; Velocity; Wind

This paper reports on a transformable sheet type robot that can be thrown from the air. Since sheet type robots can change their own shape and perform tasks according to the situation, they are expected to play an active role in situations with many restrictions, such as disaster-stricken areas. How...