6 accepted papers
Soft robots exhibit compliance but lack load support and pose retention, while rigid robots provide structural capacity but sacrifice adaptability. Existing variable-stiffness approaches operate at segment or patch scales, preventing precise spatial control over stiffness distribution and virtual jo…
For objects with complex topological and geometrical features, stochastic topological grasping can be executed without the necessity for feedback or precise planning. However, this grasping method has two significant limitations. First, the technique's effectiveness is reduced when interacting with
In nature, prehensile tails serve as versatile and essential appendages for animals, facilitating both grasping and enhanced mobility. Although existing robotic tails effectively contribute to mobility across a range of behaviors, they lack versatile object-grasping capabilities. Inspired by these b
Animal motion has been a source of inspiration for enhancing robot maneuverability. Kangaroo rats rely on aerial reorientation during evasive leaps to evade snake predation. They rapidly swing their tails to reorient their bodies over two full rotations around the yaw direction. Robotic tails for ae
Inertial appendages (e.g., tails and reaction wheels) have shown their reorientation capability to enhance robots' mobility while airborne or improve robots' safety in falling. The tail, especially with two Degrees of Freedom (DoFs), is normally subject to its limited Range of Motion (RoM). Although
Falling cat problem is well-known where cats show their super aerial reorientation capability and can land safely. For their robotic counterparts, a similar falling quadruped robot problem, has not been fully addressed, although achieving safe landing as the cats has been increasingly investigated.…