2 papers
cs.RO2019
Developing a Simple Model for Sand-Tool Interaction and Autonomously Shaping Sand
Wooshik Kim, Catherine Pavlov, Aaron M. Johnson
Autonomy for robots interacting with sand will enable a wide range of beneficial behaviors, from earth moving for construction and farming vehicles to navigating rough terrain for…
cs.RO2019
Enhancing the Vertical Mobility of a Robot Hexapod Using Microspines
Matt Martone, Catherine Pavlov, Adam Zeloof +2
Modern climbing robots have risen to great heights, but mechanisms meant to scale cliffs often locomote slowly and over-cautiously on level ground. Here we introduce T-RHex, an ite…