3 papers
cs.RO2026
Reinforcement Learning for Follow-the-Leader Robotic Endoscopic Navigation via Synthetic Data
Sicong Gao, Chen Qian, Laurence Xian +3
Autonomous navigation is crucial for both medical and industrial endoscopic robots, enabling safe and efficient exploration of narrow tubular environments without continuous human…
cs.RO2025
JammingSnake: A follow-the-leader continuum robot with variable stiffness based on fiber jamming
Chen Qian, Tangyou Liu, Liao Wu
Follow-the-leader (FTL) motion is essential for continuum robots operating in fragile and confined environments. It allows the robot to exert minimal force on its surroundings, red…
cs.RO2024
Effects of fiber number and density on fiber jamming: Towards follow-the-leader deployment of a continuum robot
Chen Qian, Tangyou Liu, Liao Wu
Fiber jamming modules (FJMs) offer flexibility and quick stiffness variation, making them suitable for follow-the-leader (FTL) motions in continuum robots, which is ideal for minim…