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- Urs, Karthik, Carlson, Jessica, Srinivas Manohar, Aditya, Rakowiecki, Michael, Alkayyali, Abdulhadi, Saunders, John E., Tulbah, Faris, and Moore, Talia Y.
- Description:
- Robotic models are useful for independently varying specific features, but most quadrupedal robots differ so greatly from animal morphologies that they have minimal evolutionary relevance. Commercially available quadrupedal robots are also prohibitively expensive for biological research programs and difficult to customize. Here, we present a low-cost quadrupedal robot with modular legs that can match a wide range of animal morphologies for biomechanical hypothesis testing. The Robot Of Theseus (TROT) costs ≈$4000 to build out of 3D printed parts and standard off-the-shelf supplies. Each limb consists of 2 or 3 rigid links; the proximal joint can be rotated to become a knee or elbow. Telescoping mechanisms vary the length of each limb link. The open-source software accommodates user-defined gaits and morphology changes. Effective leg length, or crouch, is determined by the four-bar linkage actuating each joint. The backdrivable motors can vary virtual spring stiffness and range of motion.
- Keyword:
- Robo-physical model, quadruped, locomotion, morphology, and biomechanics
- Citation to related publication:
- Urs, Carlson, Srinivas Manohar, Rakowiecki, Alkayyali, Saunders, Tulbah, Moore. (forthcoming) The Robot of Theseus: A modular robotic testbed for legged locomotion.
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- Engineering
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- Fu, Xun, Zhang, Bohao, Weber, Ceri J., Cooper, Kimberly L., Vasudevan, Ram, and Moore, Talia Y.
- Description:
- Tails used as inertial appendages induce body rotations of animals and robots---a phenomenon that is governed largely by the ratio of the body and tail moments of inertia. However, vertebrate tails have more degrees of freedom (e.g., number of joints, rotational axes) than most current theoretical models and robotic tails. To understand how morphology affects inertial appendage function, we developed an optimization-based approach that finds the maximally effective tail trajectory and measures error from a target trajectory. For tails of equal total length and mass, increasing the number of equal-length joints increased the complexity of maximally effective tail motions. When we optimized the relative lengths of tail bones while keeping the total tail length, mass, and number of joints the same, this optimization-based approach found that the lengths match the pattern found in the tail bones of mammals specialized for inertial maneuvering. In both experiments, adding joints enhanced the performance of the inertial appendage, but with diminishing returns, largely due to the total control effort constraint. This optimization-based simulation can compare the maximum performance of diverse inertial appendages that dynamically vary in moment of inertia in 3D space, predict inertial capabilities from skeletal data, and inform the design of robotic inertial appendages.
- Keyword:
- simulation, inertial maneuvering, caudal vertebrae, trajectory optimization, and reconfigurable appendages
- Citation to related publication:
- Xun Fu, Bohao Zhang, Ceri J. Weber, Kimberly L. Cooper, Ram Vasudevan, Talia Y. Moore. (in review) Jointed tails enhance control of three-dimensional body rotation.
- Discipline:
- Engineering and Science
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- Creator:
- Hung, Adam, Enninful Adu, Challen, and Moore, Talia Y.
- Description:
- The CAD files can be opened by any CAD software. The code is in Arduino and Python. The URDF was generated using Solidworks.
- Keyword:
- robotics, omnidirectional, tripod, ballbot, gliding, and rolling
- Citation to related publication:
- Hung, A., Enninful Adu, C., Moore, T.Y. (in review), SKOOTR: A SKating, Omni-Oriented, Tripedal Robot for dynamically stable indoor navigation. IEEE ICRA
- Discipline:
- Engineering