Title :
A physical implementation of the self-reconfiguring crystalline robot
Author :
Rus, Daniela ; Vona, Marsette
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Dartmouth Coll., Hanover, NH, USA
Abstract :
We discuss a physical implementation of the crystalline robot system. Crystalline robots consist of modules that can aggregate together to form distributed robot systems. Crystalline modules are actuated by expanding and contracting each unit. This actuation mechanism permits automated shape metamorphosis. We describe the crystalline module concept and a physical implementation of a robot system with ten units. We describe experiments with this robot
Keywords :
robots; automated shape metamorphosis; crystalline module; distributed robot systems; self-reconfiguring crystalline robot; Aggregates; Computational geometry; Computer science; Crystallization; Educational institutions; Muscles; Prototypes; Robot sensing systems; Robotics and automation; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 2000. Proceedings. ICRA '00. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5886-4
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.2000.844845
