A modular robotic system using magnetic force effectors

IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 2787-2793

  Kirby, Brian T ^a   Aksak, Burak ^b   Campbell, Jason D ^c   Hoburg, James F ^b   Mowry, Todd C ^c   Pillai, Padmanabhan ^c   Goldstein, Seth Copen ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Intel Pittsburgh Research ^*

^c INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCKING PERFORMANCE; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; MECHANICAL MECHANISMS;

ACTUATORS; ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; INTELLIGENT ROBOTS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MECHANISMS; MODULAR ROBOTS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 51349096419     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2007.4399444     Document Type: Conference Paper

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