Design, fabrication and control of origami robots

D Rus, MT Tolley - Nature Reviews Materials, 2018 - nature.com
Origami robots are created using folding processes, which provide a simple approach to
fabricating a wide range of robot morphologies. Inspired by biological systems, engineers …

Beyond robustness: A taxonomy of approaches towards resilient multi-robot systems

A Prorok, M Malencia, L Carlone, GS Sukhatme… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2021 - arxiv.org
Robustness is key to engineering, automation, and science as a whole. However, the
property of robustness is often underpinned by costly requirements such as over …

Printable hydraulics: A method for fabricating robots by 3D co-printing solids and liquids

R MacCurdy, R Katzschmann, Y Kim… - 2016 IEEE International …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper introduces a novel technique for fabricating functional robots using 3D printers.
Simultaneously depositing photopolymers and a non-curing liquid allows complex, pre-filled …

Interactive robogami: An end-to-end system for design of robots with ground locomotion

A Schulz, C Sung, A Spielberg… - … Journal of Robotics …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper aims to democratize the design and fabrication of robots, enabling people of all
skill levels to make robots without needing expert domain knowledge. Existing work in …

Functional co-optimization of articulated robots

A Spielberg, B Araki, C Sung… - … on Robotics and …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present parametric trajectory optimization, a method for simultaneously computing
physical parameters, actuation requirements, and robot motions for more efficient robot …

Robust co-design of robots via cascaded optimisation

A Sathuluri, AV Sureshbabu… - 2023 IEEE International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Optimising mechanical, control and actuator design variables together as a co-design
problem enables identifying novel and better-performing robot architectures. Typically …

Computational abstractions for interactive design of robotic devices

R Desai, Y Yuan, S Coros - 2017 IEEE International …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a computational design system that allows novices and experts alike to easily
create custom robotic devices using modular electromechanical components. The core of …

[HTML][HTML] Computational Systems Design of Low-Cost Lightweight Robots

A Sathuluri, AV Sureshbabu, J Frank, M Amm… - Robotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
With the increased demand for customisation, developing task-specific robots for industrial
and personal applications has become essential. Collaborative robots are often preferred …

Additive manufacturing in gel-supported environment

SJE Tibbits, C Guberan, JS Laucks… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
Described are methods for making three dimensional objects. A nozzle is positioned within a
gel inside a container of gel. The position of the nozzle within the gel is changed while …

Robot co-design: beyond the monotone case

L Carlone, C Pinciroli - 2019 International Conference on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent advances in 3D printing and manufacturing of miniaturized robotic hardware and
computing are paving the way to build inexpensive and disposable robots. This will have a …