3 papers
cs.RO2025
Flying Vines: Design, Modeling, and Control of a Soft Aerial Robotic Arm
Rianna Jitosho, Crystal E. Winston, Shengan Yang +5
Aerial robotic arms aim to enable inspection and environment interaction in otherwise hard-to-reach areas from the air. However, many aerial manipulators feature bulky or heavy rob…
cs.RO2024
phloSAR: a Portable, High-Flow Pressure Supply and Regulator Enabling Untethered Operation of Large Pneumatic Soft Robots
Maxwell Ahlquist, Rianna Jitosho, Jiawen Bao +1
Pneumatic actuation benefits soft robotics by facilitating compliance, enabling large volume change, and concentrating actuator weight away from the end-effector. However, portabil…
cs.RO2023
Passive Shape Locking for Multi-Bend Growing Inflated Beam Robots
Rianna Jitosho, Sofia Simon-Trench, Allison M. Okamura +1
Shape change enables new capabilities for robots. One class of robots capable of dramatic shape change is soft growing "vine" robots. These robots usually feature global actuation…