by Lijun Teng | Jan 26, 2019 | Journal Papers
In recent decades, increasing amounts of attention are being paid to the study of Soft Sensors and Soft Robotic Systems. The concept of integrating sensing capabilities into soft robotic systems is becoming increasingly important since soft sensors can help a soft...
by Ross McKenzie | Jan 10, 2019 | Journal Papers
Modular robots are groups of robots that can be connected to accomplish tasks. Groups of cheaper, smaller robots are more robust than using single robots to accomplish tasks. We have developed modular robots that mimic the extension and contraction of biological...
by Mohammed Elsayed | Oct 16, 2018 | Journal Papers
The oil and gas industry faces increasing pressure to remove people from dangerous offshore environments. There have been several reported accidents and explosions of offshore rigs, with the most widely reported tragedy being the Deep Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of...
by Markus Nemitz | May 17, 2018 | Group News, Journal Papers
To conduct experiments1 with large groups of robots you have to pay for large groups of robots. Specifically, you must pay for the number of robots multiplied by the cost per single robot. And, what is the easiest way to keep the cost per single robot low? You make...
by Lijun Teng | Mar 1, 2018 | Group News, Journal Papers
We are part of growing community of researchers who are developing a new class of fully integrated soft machines that include power, communications, and control sub-systems. From our point of view, including Integrated circuit (IC) microelectronics into soft machines...
by Ross McKenzie | Nov 21, 2017 | Group News, Journal Papers
Building your own soft robots can be a daunting task for someone just setting out. Even after building the robot you still need to sort out control systems and software to get it working. Our work on open-source tools for soft robotics is paving the way for the easy...
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