4 accepted papers
Closed-loop control remains an open challenge in soft robotics. The nonlinear responses of soft actuators under dynamic loading conditions limit the use of analytic models for soft robot control. Traditional methods of controlling soft robots underutilize their configuration spaces to avoid nonlinea
During a natural disaster such as hurricane, earthquake, or fire, robots have the potential to explore vast areas and provide valuable aid in search & rescue efforts. These scenarios are often high-pressure and time-critical with dynamically-changing task goals. One limitation to these large scale d…
An assistive robot can augment human performance by providing physical assistance or motion guidance. In human-robot collaboration, it is important to know the bandwidth of an individual's ability to generate motion in response to external stimuli, such as visual or haptic cuing. This becomes partic
This paper presents a formulation for swarm control and high-level task planning that is dynamically responsive to user commands and adaptable to environmental changes. We design an end-to-end pipeline from a tactile tablet interface for user commands to onboard control of robotic agents based on de…