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Robot component modularity is discussed and the latest CLAWAR work on modularity to develop generic workable concepts that are acceptable to all the stakeholders involved in robot system design. The paper presents an overview of the design tools that are needed to support the modular robot design cycle from starting with the generic user requirements to formulating formal specifications and then designing and testing of prototypes followed by production, using and recycling activities.
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Virk, G.S. (2006). CLAWAR Design Tools to Support Modular Robot Design. In: Tokhi, M.O., Virk, G.S., Hossain, M.A. (eds) Climbing and Walking Robots. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26415-9_85
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