Shape-induced obstacle attraction and repulsion during dynamic locomotion

Y Han, R Othayoth, Y Wang, CC Hsu… - … Journal of Robotics …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Robots still struggle to dynamically traverse complex 3D terrain with many large obstacles,
an ability required for many critical applications. Body–obstacle interaction is often inevitable …

A vibration-driven planar locomotion robot—Shell

X Zhan, J Xu, H Fang - Robotica, 2018 - cambridge.org
This paper reports the design, analysis, and control of a miniature vibration-driven planar
locomotion robot called Shell. A vibration-driven system is able to achieve locomotion based …

Cockroaches use diverse strategies to self-right on the ground

C Li, T Wöhrl, HK Lam, RJ Full - Journal of Experimental …, 2019 - journals.biologists.com
Terrestrial animals often must self-right from an upside-down orientation on the ground to
survive. Here, we compared self-righting strategies of the Madagascar hissing, American …

变胞四足机器人倾覆后的变胞恢复机理及其特性研究.

王圣捷, 戴建生 - China Mechanical Engineering, 2021 - search.ebscohost.com
机器人在无人环境下工作时, 受外力及地形等因素影响而发生倾覆失去运动能力的情况难以避免
, 因此机器人需要具备倾覆后的自我恢复能力. 在以静态方法为基础的恢复方法中 …

Bio-inspired design of hard-bodied mobile robots based on arthropod morphologies: a 10-year systematic review and bibliometric analysis

J Cornejo, JE Sierra-Garcia… - Bioinspiration & …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
This research presents a 10-year systematic review based on bibliometric analysis of the bio-
inspired design of hard-bodied mobile robot mechatronic systems considering the anatomy …

Mechanical principles of dynamic terrestrial self-righting using wings

C Li, CC Kessens, RS Fearing, RJ Full - Advanced Robotics, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Terrestrial animals and robots are susceptible to flipping-over during rapid locomotion in
complex terrains. However, small robots are less capable of self-righting from an upside …

Propelling and perturbing appendages together facilitate strenuous ground self-righting

R Othayoth, C Li - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Terrestrial animals must self-right when overturned on the ground, but this locomotor task is
strenuous. To do so, the discoid cockroach often pushes its wings against the ground to …

Kinetostatic backflip strategy for self-recovery of quadruped robots with the selected rotation axis

S Wang, K Wang, C Zhang, JS Dai - Robotica, 2022 - cambridge.org
A kinetostatic approach applied to the design of a backflip strategy for quadruped robots is
proposed in this paper. Inspired by legged animals and taking the advantage of the leg …

Design and Motion Planning of a Metamorphic Flipping Robot

Y Guan, Z Zhuang, C Zhang, Z Tang, Z Zhang, JS Dai - Actuators, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the advantages of high flexibility, strong adaptability, etc., the legged robot can help
humans to complete numerous complicated tasks. In this paper, a kind of reconfigurable …

Insect-computer hybrid robot

Y Li, H Sato - Molecular Frontiers Journal, 2018 - World Scientific
An insect–computer hybrid robot, often referred to as a biological machine or an insect
cyborg, is the fusion of a living insect platform and artificial microdevices, including …