Modular robot systems

IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 38-55

  Gilpin, Kyle ^a   Rus, Daniela ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MITs ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT SYSTEM; FORM FACTORS; MODULAR ROBOT SYSTEMS; MULTIPLE MODALITIES; PHYSICAL SYSTEMS; POWER TRANSFER CAPABILITY; SELF RECONFIGURATION; SHORT PULSE; TRANSMITTING POWER;

APPROXIMATION THEORY;

MODULAR ROBOTS;

EID: 77956568698     PISSN: 10709932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MRA.2010.937859     Document Type: Article

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