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Configuration Recognition with Distributed Information for Modular Robots

by Chao LiuModular Robots, SMORES February 25, 2018November 5, 202324 Comments

Modular robots are usually composed of multiple blocks with uniform docking interfaces that can be transformed into different configurations. It is a significant challenge to recognize modular robot configurations composed of hundreds of modules. Given a new configuration, it is important to match it to an existing configuration and, if true, map each module to …

Tether-Tube Robots

by Chao LiuCable Robots February 24, 2018October 11, 202321 Comments

Tether-Tube Robot are a new type of parallel robots constructed from tethers and tubes. It is similar to cable robots but, rather than just using cables, expanding tubes are also used to do actuation. This design is achieved by utilizing a novel prismatic joint called Spiral Zipper developed in ModLab.

PaintPots

by tariktosunModular Robots, SMORES October 25, 2017July 7, 202114 Comments

The PaintPot manufacturing process is a new way to create low-cost, low-profile, highly customizable potentiometers for position sensing in robotic applications. It uses widely accessible materials, requires no special expertise, and creates custom potentiometers in a variety of shapes and sizes, including curved surfaces.