Aerial additive manufacturing with multiple autonomous robots

K Zhang, P Chermprayong, F Xiao, D Tzoumanikas… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Additive manufacturing methods,,–using static and mobile robots are being developed for
both on-site construction,,–and off-site prefabrication,. Here we introduce a method of …

Graph‐based subterranean exploration path planning using aerial and legged robots

T Dang, M Tranzatto, S Khattak… - Journal of Field …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Autonomous exploration of subterranean environments remains a major challenge for
robotic systems. In response, this paper contributes a novel graph‐based subterranean …

Ascento: A two-wheeled jumping robot

V Klemm, A Morra, C Salzmann… - … on Robotics and …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Applications of mobile ground robots demand high speed and agility while navigating in
complex indoor environments. These present an ongoing challenge in mobile robotics. A …

Autonomous teamed exploration of subterranean environments using legged and aerial robots

M Kulkarni, M Dharmadhikari… - … on Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a novel strategy for autonomous teamed exploration of subterranean
environments using legged and aerial robots. Tailored to the fact that subterranean settings …

Advances in real‐world applications for legged robots

CD Bellicoso, M Bjelonic, L Wellhausen… - Journal of Field …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This paper provides insight into the application of the quadrupedal robot ANYmal in outdoor
missions of industrial inspection (autonomous robot for gas and oil sites [ARGOS] challenge) …

A survey of wheeled-legged robots

M Bjelonic, V Klemm, J Lee, M Hutter - Climbing and Walking Robots …, 2022 - Springer
The community in legged robotics focuses on bio-inspired robots, although there are some
human inventions that nature could not recreate. One of the most significant examples is the …

Fast path planning through large collections of safe boxes

T Marcucci, P Nobel, R Tedrake… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a fast algorithm for the design of smooth paths (or trajectories) that are
constrained to lie in a collection of axis-aligned boxes. We consider the case where the …

Collision-free MPC for legged robots in static and dynamic scenes

M Gaertner, M Bjelonic, F Farshidian… - … on Robotics and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a model predictive controller (MPC) that automatically discovers collision-free
locomotion while simultaneously taking into account the system dynamics, friction …

Towards autonomous inspection of concrete deterioration in sewers with legged robots

H Kolvenbach, D Wisth, R Buchanan… - Journal of field …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The regular inspection of sewer systems is essential to assess the level of degradation and
to plan maintenance work. Currently, human inspectors must walk through sewers and use …

ANYmal in the field: Solving industrial inspection of an offshore HVDC platform with a quadrupedal robot

C Gehring, P Fankhauser, L Isler, R Diethelm… - Field and Service …, 2021 - Springer
Offshore HVDC converter stations for transportation of offshore wind energy to the coast
need regular human inspection. Automated surveillance of such a platform by a mobile robot …