Modular self‐reconfigurable robots present wide and unique solutions for growing demands
in the domains of space exploration, automation, consumer products, and so forth. The …

This article presents a comprehensive survey of reconfigurable modular robots, which
covers the origin, history, the state of the art, key technologies, challenges, and applications …

Snake robots have advantages of terrain adaptability over wheeled mobile robots and
traditional articulated robot arms because of their limbless thin body structure and high …

Swarms of ground-based robots are presently limited to relatively simple environments,
which we attribute in part to the lack of locomotor capabilities needed to traverse complex …

Biological organisms exhibit phenomenal adaptation through morphology‐shifting
mechanisms including self‐amputation, regeneration, and collective behavior. For example …

Self-reconfigurable robots have been proposed for a quite long period and in large
numbers. However, there are very few systematic methodologies proposed to categorize …

Planning the energy-efficient and collision-free paths for reconfigurable robots in complex
environments is more challenging than conventional fixed-shaped robots due to their …

The survival of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) requires rapid responses to
changing customer demands while keeping cost savings as their top priority. This paper …

With the increasing demands for versatile robotic platforms capable of performing a variety
of tasks in diverse and uncertain environments, the needs for adaptable robotic structures …

In modular robotics modules can be reconfigured to change the morphology of the robot,
making it able to adapt to specific tasks. However, optimizing both the body and control of …