5 accepted papers
The CaseCrawler is a lightweight and low-profile movable platform with a high payload capacity; it is capable of crawling around carrying a smartphone. The body of the robot resembles a phone case but it has crawling legs stored in its back. It is designed with a deployable, in-plane transmission th
Chameleon tongue-like manipulators have the potential to be quite useful for mobile systems to overcome access issues by allowing them to reach distant targets in an instant. For example, a quadrotor with this manipulator will be able to snatch distant targets instead of hovering and picking up. In
Double-sided crawling robots have potential to be quite useful for real-world applications. For example, double-sided crawling robots keep crawling even when they are turned over. In this letter, we present a lightweight and compact crawling robot that can run on both sides. To make this possible, t
In this paper, we propose an omnidirectional jumper with expanded locomotion capabilities. The mechanisms for four functions-jumping, steering, self-righting and take-off angle adjustment-are designed using only two motors to maximize the jumping performance. Jumping uses the modified active trigger…
In this paper, we propose a trajectory-adjustable integrated milli-scale jumping-crawling robot with improved ability to overcome obstacles compared to a robot that can only crawl. The robot employs a novel jumping module with enhanced energy storing-capacity and a height-adjustable active trigger.