TerminatorBot: A novel robot with dual-use mechanism for locomotion and manipulation

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-25

  Voyles, Richard M ^a   Larson, Amy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Force sensor; Mobile manipulation; Robotics; TerminatorBot

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MANIPULATORS; MOBILE ROBOTS; ROBOTIC ARMS; SENSORS;

FORCE SENSOR; LOCOMOTION; MOBILE MANIPULATION; TERMINATORBOT;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 14644423938     PISSN: 10834435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2004.842245     Document Type: Article

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