3 papers
cs.RO2026
Physical Twins: Accelerating and Enabling Robot Learning with Phantom Platforms
Elizabeth Peiros, Derek Chen, Lucas Yager +4
Improvements in human-robot physical interaction (pHRI) can have major implications for physical therapy, search and rescue, and telemedicine. However, a major challenge concerns h…
cs.RO2026
Bi-manual Stabilization of the Cervical Spine for Safe Physical Human-Robot Interaction in Rolling Maneuvers
Elizabeth Peiros, Moira Bohley, Lucas Yager +6
The neck, specifically the cervical spine, is a highly fragile and mobile part of the body with a high risk of catastrophic injury. Whether someone is injured on a battlefield, in…
cs.RO2025
Dynamically Extensible and Retractable Robotic Leg Linkages for Multi-task Execution in Search and Rescue Scenarios
William Harris, Lucas Yager, Syler Sylvester +2
Search and rescue (SAR) robots are required to quickly traverse terrain and perform high-force rescue tasks, necessitating both terrain adaptability and controlled high-force outpu…