Journal
AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS
Volume 14, Issue 2-3, Pages 225-237Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022287820808
Keywords
modular; self-reconfigurable; robot; space; snake robot; locomotion
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Robots used for tasks in space have strict requirements. Modular reconfigurable robots have a variety of attributes that are well suited to these conditions, including: serving as many different tools at once (saving weight), packing into compressed forms (saving space) and having high levels of redundancy (increasing robustness). In addition, self-reconfigurable systems can self-repair and adapt to changing or unanticipated conditions. This paper will describe such a self-reconfigurable modular robot: PolyBot. PolyBot has significant potential in the space manipulation and surface mobility class of applications for space.
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