Fast and robust: Hexapedal robots via shape deposition manufacturing

International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 21, Issue 10-11, 2002, Pages 869-882

  Cham, Jorge G ^a   Bailey, Sean A ^a   Clark, Jonathan E ^a   Full, Robert J ^b   Cutkosky, Mark R ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomimetic robots; Locomotion; Shape deposition manufacturing

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; BIOLOGY; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; FABRICATION; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SENSORS;

BIOMIMETIC ROBOTS;

ROBOTS;

EID: 0036820839     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0278364902021010837     Document Type: Conference Paper

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