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Multimodal Sensing for Robot-Assisted Sub-Tissue Feature Detection in Physiotherapy Palpation
Tian-Ao Ren, Jorge Garcia, Seongheon Hong +6
Robotic palpation relies on force sensing, but force signals in soft-tissue environments are variable and cannot reliably reveal subtle subsurface features. We present a compact mu…
CoinFT: A Coin-Sized, Capacitive 6-Axis Force Torque Sensor for Robotic Applications
Hojung Choi, Jun En Low, Tae Myung Huh +7
We introduce CoinFT, a capacitive 6-axis force/torque (F/T) sensor that is compact, light, low-cost, and robust with an average root-mean-squared error of 0.16N for force and 1.08m…
SLAP: Slapband-based Autonomous Perching Drone with Failure Recovery for Vertical Tree Trunks
Julia Di, Kenneth A. W. Hoffmann, Tony G. Chen +2
Perching allows unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to reduce energy consumption, remain anchored for surface sampling operations, or stably survey their surroundings. Previous efforts…
Using Fiber Optic Bundles to Miniaturize Vision-Based Tactile Sensors
Julia Di, Zdravko Dugonjic, Will Fu +11
Vision-based tactile sensors have recently become popular due to their combination of low cost, very high spatial resolution, and ease of integration using widely available miniatu…
Locomotion as Manipulation with ReachBot
Tony G. Chen, Stephanie Newdick, Julia Di +5
Caves and lava tubes on the Moon and Mars are sites of geological and astrobiological interest but consist of terrain that is inaccessible with traditional robot locomotion. To sup…
Martian Exploration of Lava Tubes (MELT) with ReachBot: Scientific Investigation and Concept of Operations
Julia Di, Sara Cuevas-Quinones, Stephanie Newdick +4
As natural access points to the subsurface, lava tubes and other caves have become premier targets of planetary missions for astrobiological analyses. Few existing robotic paradigm…