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Self-reconfigurable robots for navigation and manipulation

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Experimental Robotics V

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences ((LNCIS,volume 232))

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Self-reconfigurable robots consist of a set of one or more identical autonomous modules that can adapt their shape and function to tasks. We describe a module that can function as a climbing robot, a manipulator, or a leg in a multi-legged walker. This module can make autonomous transitions between these states. We present the control algorithms that enable our robot to be a versatile navigator and manipulator and report on our experimental results.

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  1. Department of Computer Science Dartmouth, Dartmouth Robotics Laboratory, 03755, Hanover, NH, USA

    Keith Kotay & Daniela Rus

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Kotay, K., Rus, D. (1998). Self-reconfigurable robots for navigation and manipulation. In: Casals, A., de Almeida, A.T. (eds) Experimental Robotics V. Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, vol 232. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0112997

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