In this paper, general requirements of next generation manufacturing systems are
discussed, and the strategies to meet these requirements are considered. The production …

This paper summarizes our survey on the development of reconfigurable machines (RMs).
The goals of this survey were to (i) clarify the needs and drivers to develop the RMs,(ii) …

In this article, we present the design of a team of heterogeneous, centimeter-scale robots
that collaborate to map and explore unknown environments. The robots, called Millibots, are …

Recently, there has been a growing interest in using modular and reconfigurable robots
(MRRs) in flexible automation to reduce labor and increase throughput. Moreover, 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 …

A" modular" robotic system consists of standardized joint and link units that can be
assembled into a number of different kinematic configurations. Given a predetermined set of …

In this manuscript, we discuss I-Cubes, a class of modular robotic system thatis capable of
reconfiguring itself in 3-D to adapt to its environment. This is abipartite system, ie, a …

Modular robots can be rearranged into a new design, perhaps each day, to handle a wide
variety of tasks by forming a customized robot for each new task. However, reconfiguring just …

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A modular robotic system consists of standardized joint and link units that can be assembled
into a number of different kinematic configu rations to meet various task requirements. Owing …