3 papers
cs.RO2026
When Rolling Gets Weird: A Curved-Link Tensegrity Robot for Non-Intuitive Behavior
Lauren Ervin, Harish Bezawada, Vishesh Vikas
Conventional mobile tensegrity robots constructed with straight links offer mobility at the cost of locomotion speed. While spherical robots provide highly effective rolling behavi…
cs.RO2025
Improving Grip Stability Using Passive Compliant Microspine Arrays for Soft Robots in Unstructured Terrain
Lauren Ervin, Harish Bezawada, Vishesh Vikas
Microspine grippers are small spines commonly found on insect legs that reinforce surface interaction by engaging with asperities to increase shear force and traction. An array of…
cs.RO2024
Geometric Static Modeling Framework for Piecewise-Continuous Curved-Link Multi Point-of-Contact Tensegrity Robots
Lauren Ervin, Vishesh Vikas
Tensegrities synergistically combine tensile (cable) and rigid (link) elements to achieve structural integrity, making them lightweight, packable, and impact resistant. Consequentl…