3 accepted papers
While previous studies have explored electroadhesive climbing using the insect-scale Harvard Ambulatory Microrobot platform, the robot's ability to climb reliably over irregular terrain has remained limited. To evaluate potential solutions, we conducted an investigation of the electroadhesive pad de
Insects can locomote readily in challenging environments, such as over steep inclines and across obstacle-laden terrains, which still frustrate robots of similar size. In this work, inspired by the passive compliant properties of insect limbs, we use the insect-scale Harvard Ambulatory Microrobot an…
To deploy robots outside of laboratory environments, they must be able to locomote on natural, unstructured terrain. While perception and control strategies for terrain navigation and obstacle avoidance have been developed for human-scale robots, microrobots are often too small to carry the sensors,…