The neuromechanics of animal locomotion: From biology to robotics and back

P Ramdya, AJ Ijspeert - Science Robotics, 2023 - science.org
Robotics and neuroscience are sister disciplines that both aim to understand how agile,
efficient, and robust locomotion can be achieved in autonomous agents. Robotics has …

A critical review of communications in multi-robot systems

J Gielis, A Shankar, A Prorok - Current robotics reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This review summarizes the broad roles that communication
formats and technologies have played in enabling multi-robot systems. We approach this …

Learning robust autonomous navigation and locomotion for wheeled-legged robots

J Lee, M Bjelonic, A Reske, L Wellhausen, T Miki… - Science Robotics, 2024 - science.org
Autonomous wheeled-legged robots have the potential to transform logistics systems,
improving operational efficiency and adaptability in urban environments. Navigating urban …

Scientific exploration of challenging planetary analog environments with a team of legged robots

P Arm, G Waibel, J Preisig, T Tuna, R Zhou, V Bickel… - Science robotics, 2023 - science.org
The interest in exploring planetary bodies for scientific investigation and in situ resource
utilization is ever-rising. Yet, many sites of interest are inaccessible to state-of-the-art …

Dreamwaq: Learning robust quadrupedal locomotion with implicit terrain imagination via deep reinforcement learning

IMA Nahrendra, B Yu, H Myung - 2023 IEEE International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Quadrupedal robots resemble the physical ability of legged animals to walk through
unstructured terrains. However, designing a controller for quadrupedal robots poses a …

Locomotion as manipulation with reachbot

TG Chen, S Newdick, J Di, C Bosio, N Ongole… - Science Robotics, 2024 - science.org
Caves and lava tubes on the Moon and Mars are sites of geological and astrobiological
interest but consist of terrain that is inaccessible with traditional robot locomotion. To support …

Agile but safe: Learning collision-free high-speed legged locomotion

T He, C Zhang, W ** Framework
A Cramariuc, L Bernreiter, F Tschopp… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Integration of multiple sensor modalities and deep learning into Simultaneous Localization
And Map** (SLAM) systems are areas of significant interest in current research. Multi …

TAMOLS: Terrain-aware motion optimization for legged systems

F Jenelten, R Grandia, F Farshidian… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Terrain geometry is, in general, nonsmooth, nonlinear, nonconvex, and, if perceived through
a robot-centric visual unit, appears partially occluded and noisy. This article presents the …