2 papers
cs.RO2026
ZipFold: Modular Actuators for Scaleable Adaptive Robots
Niklas Hagemann, Daniela Rus
There is a growing need for robots that can change their shape, size and mechanical properties to adapt to evolving tasks and environments. However, current shape-changing systems…
cs.RO2025
AI-Enhanced Automatic Design of Efficient Underwater Gliders
Peter Yichen Chen, Pingchuan Ma, Niklas Hagemann +4
The development of novel autonomous underwater gliders has been hindered by limited shape diversity, primarily due to the reliance on traditional design tools that depend heavily o…