A robotic module for stochastic fluidic assembly of 3D self-reconfiguring structures

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 2479-2484

  Neubert, Jonas ^a   Cantwell, Abraham P ^a   Constantin, Stephane ^a   Kalontarov, Michael ^a   Erickson, David ^a   Lipson, Hod ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY PROCESS; DIRECTED ASSEMBLY; DISASSEMBLY OPERATIONS; FLOW ROUTING; FLUID ENVIRONMENT; FLUIDIC ASSEMBLY; LOW MELTING POINT ALLOY; NON-DETERMINISTIC PROCESS; PLURONICS; ROBOTIC MODULES; ROBOTIC SYSTEMS; SELF ALIGNMENT; SELF-RECONFIGURING ROBOTS; STOCHASTIC BEHAVIOR; THERMORHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; THREE DIMENSIONS;

ROBOTIC ASSEMBLY; ROBOTS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 77955807393     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.2010.5509455     Document Type: Conference Paper

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