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Co-design of trajectory and morphology for a vertical jump-climbing robot
Christopher Y. Xu, Elliot W. Hawkes
Animals such as squirrels and even bears have adapted to rapidly climb up trees and other complex vertical terrain, but achieving comparable agility has been a challenge for climbi…
An Efficient Algorithm for Minimum-Pressure Growth Planning of Vine Robots
Andres C. Torres, Tobia Marcucci, Elliot W. Hawkes
Vine robots navigate cluttered environments by extending from their tip. Although their ability to operate in such environments has been extensively demonstrated, little work has a…
Terradynamics and design of tip-extending robotic anchors
Deniz Kerimoglu, Nicholas D. Naclerio, Sean Chu +5
Most engineered pilings require substantially more force to be driven into the ground than they can resist during extraction. This requires relatively heavy equipment for insertion…
DisCo: Distributed Contact-Rich Trajectory Optimization for Forceful Multi-Robot Collaboration
Ola Shorinwa, Matthew Devlin, Elliot W. Hawkes +1
We present DisCo, a distributed algorithm for contact-rich, multi-robot tasks. DisCo is a distributed contact-implicit trajectory optimization algorithm, which allows a group of ro…
Tactile Displays Driven by Projected Light
Max Linnander, Dustin Goetz, Gregory Reardon +3
Tactile displays that lend tangible form to digital content could transform computing interactions. However, achieving the resolution, speed, and dynamic range needed for perceptua…
Development and Testing of a Vine Robot for Urban Search and Rescue in Confined Rubble Environments
Zheyu Zhou, Yaqing Wang, Elliot W. Hawkes +1
The request for fast response and safe operation after natural and man-made disasters in urban environments has spurred the development of robotic systems designed to assist in sea…