Flying insects are interesting dipteras with an outstanding wing structure that makes their
flight efficient. It is challenging to mimic flying insects and create effective artificial flapping …

This paper proposes a magnetically actuated soft capsule endoscope (MASCE) as a
tetherless miniature mobile robot platform for diagnostic and therapeutic medical …

Modeling large spatial deflections of flexible beams has been one of the most challenging
problems in the research community of compliant mechanisms. This work presents a method …

For maximum maneuverability, terrestrial robots need to be able to turn precisely, quickly,
and with a small radius. Previous efforts at turning in legged robots primarily have used leg …

Inspired by the exoskeletons of insects, we have developed a number of manufacturing
methods for the fabrication of structures for attachment, protection, and sensing. This …

This paper presents recent advances in multiagent sensing and operation in dynamic
environments. Technology trends point towards a fusion of wireless sensor networks with …

Multistable mechanisms providing spatial motion could be useful in numerous applications;
this paper explores the multistable behavior of the overconstrained spatial Sarrus …

In this paper, we propose a compliant and tetherless magnetic capsule endoscopic robot.
The proposed capsule robot has two key features. First, it has one extra degree of freedom …

After a brief reminder about advantages and problems related to the application of large
displacement elastic joints in robotic structures, this paper outlines an approach for …

Compliant joints are flexible elements that allow displacement due to the elastic
deformations they experience under the action of external loading. The flexible parts …