2 papers
cs.RO2025
Steerable rolling of a 1-DoF robot using an internal pendulum
Christopher Y. Xu, Jack Yan, Kathleen Lum +1
We present ROCK (Rolling One-motor Controlled rocK), a 1 degree-of-freedom robot consisting of a round shell and an internal pendulum. An uneven shell surface enables steering by u…
cs.RO2024
Pinto: A latched spring actuated robot for jumping and perching
Christopher Y. Xu, Jack Yan, Justin K. Yim
Arboreal environments challenge current robots but are deftly traversed by many familiar animal locomotors such as squirrels. We present a small, 450 g robot "Pinto" developed for…