Modular self-reconfigurable robot systems [Grand challenges of robotics]

IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-52

  Yim, Mark ^a,j   Shen, Wei Min ^b,c,d   Salemi, Benham ^b   Rus, Daniela ^e,f   Moll, Mark ^b   Lipson, Hod ^g   Klavins, Eric ^h   Chirikjian, Gregory S ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f CSAIL Center for Robotics

^g Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^h University of Washington   (United States)

ⁱ JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j University of Washington ^*  (United States)

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Author keywords

Grand challenges; Modular; Robot; Self reconfigurable; Self reconfiguring

Indexed keywords

GRAND CHALLENGES; MODULAR SELF-RECONFIGURABLE ROBOT SYSTEMS; SEF-RECONFIGURING; VERSATILITY;

AUTOMATION; REPAIR; ROBOT APPLICATIONS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); THERMODYNAMICS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 34147167690     PISSN: 10709932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MRA.2007.339623     Document Type: Article

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