2 papers
cs.RO2026
Unifying Sidewinding and Rolling: A Wave-Based Framework for Self-Righting in Elongated Limbless and Multi-Legged Robots
Hangjun Liu, Jiarui Geng, Jinxuan Ding +7
Centipede-like robots offer unique locomotion advantages due to their small cross-sectional area for accessing confined spaces, and their redundant legs enhance robustness in clutt…
cs.RO2024
Grasping and Rolling In-plane Manipulation Using Deployable Tape spring Appendages
Gengzhi He, Curtis Sparks, Nicholas Gravish
Rigid multi-link robotic arms face a tradeoff between their overall reach distance (the workspace), and how compactly they can be collapsed (the storage volume). Increasing the wor…