3 papers
cs.RO2025
Impact-resistant, autonomous robots inspired by tensegrity architecture
William R. Johnson, Xiaonan Huang, Shiyang Lu +4
Future robots will navigate perilous, remote environments with resilience and autonomy. Researchers have proposed building robots with compliant bodies to enhance robustness, but t…
cs.RO2022
6N-DoF Pose Tracking for Tensegrity Robots
Shiyang Lu, William R. Johnson, Kun Wang +4
Tensegrity robots, which are composed of compressive elements (rods) and flexible tensile elements (e.g., cables), have a variety of advantages, including flexibility, low weight,…
cs.RO2021
Soft Lattice Modules that Behave Independently and Collectively
Luyang Zhao, Yijia Wu, Julien Blanchet +5
Natural systems integrate the work of many sub-units (cells) toward a large-scale unified goal (morphological and behavioral), which can counteract the effects of unexpected experi…