Configuration Recognition with Distributed Information for Modular Robots

by Chao LiuModular Robots, SMORESPosted on One Comment

Modular robots are usually composed of multiple blocks with uniform docking interfaces that can be transformed into different configurations. It is a significant challenge to recognize modular robot configurations composed of hundreds of modules. Given a new configuration, it is important to match it to an existing configuration and, if true, map each module to …

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Tether-Tube Robots

by Chao LiuCable RobotsPosted on 2 Comments

Tether-Tube Robot are a new type of parallel robots constructed from tethers and tubes. It is similar to cable robots but, rather than just using cables, expanding tubes are also used to do actuation. This design is achieved by utilizing a novel prismatic joint called Spiral Zipper developed in ModLab.

Low-cost Laser Range Finder

by Chao LiuSensor, UncategorizedPosted on Comments are Disabled

The goal for this project is to make a low-cost but high-speed , very small and reliable laser range finder. The idea is to talk to a small camera, and obtain the laser line position and send out the data line by line in real-time.