2 papers
cs.RO2019
A Tip Mount for Transporting Sensors and Tools using Soft Growing Robots
Sang-Goo Jeong, Margaret M. Coad, Laura H. Blumenschein +5
Pneumatically operated soft growing robots that extend via tip eversion are well-suited for navigation in confined spaces. Adding the ability to interact with the environment using…
cs.RO2019
Vine Robots: Design, Teleoperation, and Deployment for Navigation and Exploration
Margaret M. Coad, Laura H. Blumenschein, Sadie Cutler +7
A new class of continuum robots has recently been explored, characterized by tip extension, significant length change, and directional control. Here, we call this class of robots "…