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Locomotion as Manipulation with ReachBot
Tony G. Chen, Stephanie Newdick, Julia Di +5
Caves and lava tubes on the Moon and Mars are sites of geological and astrobiological interest but consist of terrain that is inaccessible with traditional robot locomotion. To sup…
Martian Exploration of Lava Tubes (MELT) with ReachBot: Scientific Investigation and Concept of Operations
Julia Di, Sara Cuevas-Quinones, Stephanie Newdick +4
As natural access points to the subsurface, lava tubes and other caves have become premier targets of planetary missions for astrobiological analyses. Few existing robotic paradigm…
Navigation and 3D Surface Reconstruction from Passive Whisker Sensing
Michael A. Lin, Hao Li, Chengyi Xing +1
Whiskers provide a way to sense surfaces in the immediate environment without disturbing it. In this paper we present a method for using highly flexible, curved, passive whiskers m…
Feed Me: Robotic Infiltration of Poison Frog Families
Tony G. Chen, Billie C. Goolsby, Guadalupe Bernal +2
We present the design and operation of tadpole-mimetic robots prepared for a study of the parenting behaviors of poison frogs, which pair bond and raise their offspring. The missio…