Insect-inspired robots: bridging biological and artificial systems

P Manoonpong, L Patanè, X Xiong, I Brodoline… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
This review article aims to address common research questions in hexapod robotics. How
can we build intelligent autonomous hexapod robots that can exploit their biomechanics …

Weaver: Hexapod robot for autonomous navigation on unstructured terrain

M Bjelonic, N Kottege, T Homberger… - Journal of Field …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Legged robots are an efficient alternative for navigation in challenging terrain. In this paper
we describe Weaver, a six‐legged robot that is designed to perform autonomous navigation …

An evaluation of ROS-compatible stereo visual SLAM methods on a nVidia Jetson TX2

R Giubilato, S Chiodini, M Pertile, S Debei - Measurement, 2019 - Elsevier
Exploration vehicles need accurate localization for performing tasks such as autonomous
navigation. Images captured from stereo cameras allow to estimate both the robot's motion …

Walking posture adaptation for legged robot navigation in confined spaces

R Buchanan, T Bandyopadhyay… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Legged robots have the ability to adapt their walking posture to navigate confined spaces
due to their high degrees of freedom. However, this has not been exploited in most common …

Flexibility in Hexapod Robots: Exploring Mobility of the Body

RP Bachega, GPD Neves, AB Campo… - IEEE Access, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Introducing Myrmex, a hexapod robot designed for autonomous locomotion on unstructured
terrains. It was developed a whole-body kinematics model that enables both open-chain and …

Bio-inspired adaptive locomotion control system for online adaptation of a walking robot on complex terrains

P Ngamkajornwiwat, J Homchanthanakul… - Ieee …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Developing a controller that enables a walking robot to autonomously adapt its locomotion
to navigate unknown complex terrains is difficult, and the methods developed to address this …

Design, development, and control of a tough electrohydraulic hexapod robot for subsea operations

I Davliakos, I Roditis, K Lika, CM Breki… - Advanced …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper, the design, the development, and the control for an 18 degree-of-freedom
electrohydraulic hexapod robot for subsea operations are presented. The hexapod, called …

Grid map construction and terrain prediction for quadruped robot based on c-terrain path

Z Li, Y Li, X Rong, H Zhang - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In general, grid map based path planning algorithms are employed in the robotics arena.
The algorithm uses a grid map to represent environmental information, standardized …

Perceptive locomotion for legged robots in rough terrain

P Fankhauser - 2018 - research-collection.ethz.ch
Robotic technologies will continue to enter new applications in addition to automated
manufacturing and logistics. Once mobile robots can also operate outside of today's special …

IoT based Voice Controlled Home Assistance Hexapod

N Subramanian, MNS Shri, V Rohitram… - 2022 IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
IoT-assisted robotics applications are a palpable fact of our forthcoming future, thanks to the
ongoing Internet of Things revolution and the rapid dispersion of robots in many activities of …