Curtis Sparks — accepted AI-conference papers

2022

Amoeba-inspired swimming through isoperimetric modulation of body shape

Curtis Sparks, Nathan Justus, Ross Hatton, Nick Gravish

IROS 2022poster

In this work we present the design of a swimming robot that is inspired by the body shape modulation of small microorganisms. Amoebas are small single celled organisms that locomote through deformation and shape change of their body. To achieve similar shape modulation for swimming propulsion in a r…

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2019

Fabric Soft Poly-Limbs for Physical Assistance of Daily Living Tasks

Pham H. Nguyen, I. B. Imran Mohd, Curtis Sparks, Francisco L. Arellano, Wenlong Zhang, Panagiotis Polygerinos

ICRA 2019poster

This paper presents the design and development of a highly articulated, continuum, wearable, fabric-based Soft Poly-Limb (fSPL). This fabric soft arm acts as an additional limb that provides the wearer with mobile manipulation assistance through the use of soft actuators made with high-strength infl…

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