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Franklin Rice

2 accepted papers

2018

Tensegrity Robot Locomotion Under Limited Sensory Inputs via Deep Reinforcement Learning

ICRA 2018poster

Tensegrity robots are composed of rigid rods connected by elastic cables, and their unique light-weight yet compliant structure makes them an appealing choice for space exploration. However, locomotion control for these robotic systems remains difficult due to their nonlinear dynamics and high-dimen…

Cited by 41SourceScholar
2017

Inclined surface locomotion strategies for spherical tensegrity robots

IROS 2017poster

This paper presents a new teleoperated spherical tensegrity robot capable of performing locomotion on steep inclined surfaces. With a novel control scheme centered around the simultaneous actuation of multiple cables, the robot demonstrates robust climbing on inclined surfaces in hardware experiment…

Cited by 47SourceScholar