Research

3 12, 2015

Research Project: Soft Robots

2021-11-08T15:22:18+00:00

Soft robots provide an opportunity to bridge the gap between machines and people. In contrast to hard bodied robots, soft robots have bodies made out of intrinsically soft and/or extensible materials (e.g. silicone rubbers) that can deform and absorb much of the energy arising from ...
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Research Project: Soft Robots2021-11-08T15:22:18+00:00
2 12, 2015

Research Project: Mobility on Demand with Self-Driving Cars

2021-11-08T15:22:19+00:00

In this project we are developing self-driving cars for customized mobility on demand as part of the SMART program. The objective is to develop data-driven customized transportation. We are developing a fleet of self-driving cars consisting of golf carts and electric cars. Mobility on demand ...
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Research Project: Mobility on Demand with Self-Driving Cars2021-11-08T15:22:19+00:00
7 10, 2015

Research Project: Self-Reconfiguring Robots

2021-11-08T15:22:20+00:00

We are developing self-organizing systems of robots. Self-reconfiguring robots have the ability to modify their geometry without human intervention. They take on the body shape most suited for the task at hand. The idea is to make a module or voxel that can move to ...
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Research Project: Self-Reconfiguring Robots2021-11-08T15:22:20+00:00
7 10, 2015

Research Project: Adaptive Optimization for Multi-Robot Teams

2021-11-08T15:22:21+00:00

Distributed networked robot systems consist of multiple robots that are connected by communication. In these systems the robots interact locally with the environment. The objective is for the system as a whole to have guaranteed global behavior. Distributed robotics is an important area of robotics ...
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Research Project: Adaptive Optimization for Multi-Robot Teams2021-11-08T15:22:21+00:00
7 10, 2015

Research Project: Manufacturing with Multi Robot Teams

2021-11-08T15:22:21+00:00

Manufacturing today has a problem to solve: how do we go from mass production to customized production? Robots have already enabled mass production and robots together with new computational systems have the potential to enable mass customization. Today, robots are used extensively in manufacturing. But ...
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Research Project: Manufacturing with Multi Robot Teams2021-11-08T15:22:21+00:00
14 09, 2015

Research Project: Self-Folding Robots

2021-11-08T15:22:21+00:00

We are developing algorithms and systems to create functional robots using printing processes. We wish to design the body of the robot flat. We wish for the robot to have built-in intelligence, and ability to move in the world. Once designed, the robot is printed ...
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Research Project: Self-Folding Robots2021-11-08T15:22:21+00:00
8 09, 2015

Research Project: Data Summarization and Life Logging

2021-11-08T15:22:21+00:00

Today we can record everything we do, as well as everything a robot does. These past experiences can be a very rich source for decision-making, but the data collected from sensors and actuators is too big and low-level. It needs to be summarized and mapped ...
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Research Project: Data Summarization and Life Logging2021-11-08T15:22:21+00:00
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