This article presents a review on trends in modular reconfigurable robots, comparing the
evolution of the features of the most significant robots over the years and focusing on the …

Modular self‐reconfigurable robots present wide and unique solutions for growing demands
in the domains of space exploration, automation, consumer products, and so forth. The …

Robotic machining centers offer diverse advantages: large operation reach with large
reorientation capability, and a low cost, to name a few. Many challenges have slowed down …

Abstract Employing Modular Robotic Systems (MRS) in different application domains
confronts a large number of challenging problems in design, optimization, and planning, and …

In this work we provide hands-on experience on designing and testing a self-reconfiguring
modular robotic system, Roombots (RB), to be used among others for adaptive furniture. In …

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 …

In this study, a comprehensive review of achievements in the self‐reconfigurable modular
robotics field and future directions are given. Self‐reconfigurable modular robots (SRMRs) …

This work presents a series of demonstrations of our self-reconfigurable modular robots
(SRMR)“Roombots” in the context of adaptive and assistive furniture. In literature …

The intrinsic modularity and reconfigurability of modular reconfigurable robot (MRR) systems
confer advantages such as versatility, fault tolerance, and economic efficacy, thereby …

We explore the limits of in situ resource utilization (ISRU) on the Moon to maximize living off
the land by building lunar bases from in situ material. We adopt the philosophy of …