4 papers
Use-Inspired Mobile Robot to Improve Safety of Building Retrofit Workforce in Constrained Spaces
Smruti Suresh, Michael Angelo Carvajal, Nathaniel Hanson +3
The inspection of confined critical infrastructure such as attics or crawlspaces is challenging for human operators due to insufficient task space, limited visibility, and the pres…
PROSPECT: Precision Robot Spectroscopy Exploration and Characterization Tool
Nathaniel Hanson, Gary Lvov, Vedant Rautela +4
Near Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy is widely used in industrial quality control and automation to test the purity and grade of items. In this research, we propose a novel sensorized…
Battery-Swapping Multi-Agent System for Sustained Operation of Large Planetary Fleets
Ethan Holand, Jarrod Homer, Alex Storrer +10
We propose a novel, heterogeneous multi-agent architecture that miniaturizes rovers by outsourcing power generation to a central hub. By delegating power generation and distributio…
HASHI: Highly Adaptable Seafood Handling Instrument for Manipulation in Industrial Settings
Austin Allison, Nathaniel Hanson, Sebastian Wicke +1
The seafood processing industry provides fertile ground for robotics to impact the future-of-work from multiple perspectives including productivity, worker safety, and quality of w…