Skip to content

Changes

Page history
Update home authored by Sara Falcone's avatar Sara Falcone
Show whitespace changes
Inline Side-by-side
home.md
View page @ fe647e96
# Zipped Robot demo
# Structural Robotics: the idea # Structural Robotics: the idea
Development of modular, autonomously reconfigurable robotic system has long been a roboticist's dream. There are many examples in science fiction, including the MicroBot from Big Hero 6, but live demonstrations have been lackluster. [Current modular systems](https://gitlab.cba.mit.edu/falcone/structural_robotics/tree/master/prior%20art) tend to have low stiffness to weight ratios, and thus struggle to scale to the size of construction. Though there are many limiting factors between the animated representations and current realizations, we aim to push the boundary by designing a stiff, light weight system optimized to transform into reconfigurable structural architecture. Development of modular, autonomously reconfigurable robotic system has long been a roboticist's dream. There are many examples in science fiction, including the MicroBot from Big Hero 6, but live demonstrations have been lackluster. [Current modular systems](https://gitlab.cba.mit.edu/falcone/structural_robotics/tree/master/prior%20art) tend to have low stiffness to weight ratios, and thus struggle to scale to the size of construction. Though there are many limiting factors between the animated representations and current realizations, we aim to push the boundary by designing a stiff, light weight system optimized to transform into reconfigurable structural architecture.
...@@ -16,8 +20,6 @@ We propose to do the same for materiel, by introducing a new kind of modular, re ...@@ -16,8 +20,6 @@ We propose to do the same for materiel, by introducing a new kind of modular, re
## ZIPPED ## ZIPPED
![CUMULATIVE_VIDEO.wlmp](uploads/5f7c8ec63df4dbc80356d23b3356f7d1/CUMULATIVE_VIDEO.wlmp)
A zipped approach was selected and developed further towards these goals. This system allows isotropic strands of assembled pieces to lock together to form rigid structures. A zipped approach was selected and developed further towards these goals. This system allows isotropic strands of assembled pieces to lock together to form rigid structures.
![d71b0796](uploads/07bee0f2b55f62086659e40356d9a2bd/d71b0796.png) ![d71b0796](uploads/07bee0f2b55f62086659e40356d9a2bd/d71b0796.png)
......