2 papers
cs.RO2025
Mechanically Programming the Cross-Sectional Shape of Soft Growing Robotic Structures for Patient Transfer
O. Godson Osele, Kentaro Barhydt, Teagan Sullivan +2
Pneumatic soft everting robotic structures have the potential to facilitate human transfer tasks due to their ability to grow underneath humans without sliding friction and their u…
cs.RO2025
Loop closure grasping: Topological transformations enable strong, gentle, and versatile grasps
Kentaro Barhydt, O. Godson Osele, Sreela Kodali +4
Grasping mechanisms must both create and subsequently hold grasps that permit safe and effective object manipulation. Existing mechanisms address the different functional requireme…