Minimalist jumping robots for celestial exploration

International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 22, Issue 7-8 SPECIAL ISSUE, 2003, Pages 653-674

  Burdick, Joel ^a   Fiorini, Paolo ^b  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Field robot; Hopping robot; Nano rover; Planetary exploration; Planetary robot

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; SPACE RESEARCH; VEHICLES; WHEELS;

SELF-RIGHTING MOTIONS;

ROBOTS;

EID: 0041929141     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/027836403128965204     Document Type: Conference Paper

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