Tumbling robots are simple platforms that are able to traverse large obstacles relative to
their size, at the cost of being difficult to control. Existing control methods apply only a subset …

Many robots move through the world by composing locomotion primitives like steps and
turns. To do so well, robots need not have primitives that make intuitive sense to humans …

Modular robotic systems with self-repair or self-replication capabilities have been presented
as a robust, low cost solution to extraterrestrial or Arctic exploration. This paper explores …

Tumbling locomotion allows for small robots to traverse comparatively rough terrain,
however, their motion is complex and difficult to control. Existing tumbling robot control …

In areas inaccessible to humans, such as the lunar surface and landslide sites, there is a
need for multiple autonomous mobile robot systems that can replace human workers …

This paper presents our practice with reinforcement learning (RL) in the context of a robotic
art project. We adopted a design-oriented approach to RL, privileging embodied robot …