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Experiments in constrained prehensile manipulation: Distributed manipulation with ropes

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Experimental Robotics VI

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This paper describes our experiments with a distributed manipulation system. We study a system in which multiple robots cooperate to move large objects such as furniture and boxes using a constrained prehensile manipulation mode, by wrapping ropes around them. The system consists of three manipulation skills: tieing ropes around objects, affecting translations using a flossing manipulation gait, and affecting rotations using a ratcheting manipulation gait. We present experimental data and discuss the non-holonomic nature of this system.

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  1. Dartmouth

    Bruce Donald, Larry Gariepy & Daniela Rus

  2. Hanover, NH, USA

    Bruce Donald & Daniela Rus

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Donald, B., Gariepy, L., Rus, D. (2000). Experiments in constrained prehensile manipulation: Distributed manipulation with ropes. In: Experimental Robotics VI. Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, vol 250. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0119382

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