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Modboat: A Single-Motor Modular Self-Reconfigurable Robot

by Gedaliah KnizhnikModboat, Modular Robots February 14, 2022July 12, 20236 Comments

The Modboat is an inexpensive, oscillating surface-swimming robot powered by a single-motor and built from the ground up for low-cost modular self-reconfiguration. Very little work has been done on surface-swimming modular self-reconfigurable robotic systems (MSRRs), and to date it has heavily relied on holonomic modules. The Modboat aims to challenge that paradigm and develop aquatic …

IceBot: A Robot Made from Ice

by Devin CarrollFound Materials, IceBot, Modular Robots September 15, 2021July 7, 20225 Comments

IceBot is the first robot made from ice, as confirmed by the Guinness World Records team. We intend for the robot to operate in harsh, remote, sub-zero environments like Antarctica and even further away, Saturn’s moon Enceladus for example. As the structural components of the robot are made from ice, when operating in these environments …

Finding Structure Configurations for Flying Modular Robots

by Bruno GabrichFlying Devices, Modular Robots August 13, 2021July 7, 202210 Comments

Flying Modular Structures offer a versatile mechanism that can change the arrangement of constituent actuators according to task requirements. In this work, we extend a modular aerial platform that can expand its actuation capabilities depending on the configuration. Each module is composed of a quadrotor in a cage that can rigidly connect with other modules. …