Robophysics: Robotics Meets Physics

Presentations

• From Razor Clams to Robots: Drawing Engineering Inspiration from Natural Systems

  Invited

  March 5, 2018, 2:15 PM – March 5, 2018, 2:51 PM

  Presenters

  • Anette Hosoi

    Massachusetts Inst of Tech-MIT, Mechanical Engineering, MIT

  Authors

  • Anette Hosoi

    Massachusetts Inst of Tech-MIT, Mechanical Engineering, MIT

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• Validation of an Information Theoretic Measure of Locomotor Centralization Using Phase-Coupled Oscillator Models

  ORAL

  March 5, 2018, 2:51 PM – March 5, 2018, 3:03 PM

  Presenters

  • Amoolya Tirumalai

    Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Amoolya Tirumalai

    Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Izaak Neveln

    Physics and Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Simon Sponberg

    Georgia Inst of Tech, Physics, Georgia Inst of Tech, Physics and Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology

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• Obstacle Modulation of Legged Robot Dynamics

  ORAL

  March 5, 2018, 3:03 PM – March 5, 2018, 3:15 PM

  Presenters

  • Feifei Qian

    Univ of Penn, Univ of Pennsylvania

  Authors

  • Feifei Qian

    Univ of Penn, Univ of Pennsylvania

  • Zhichao Liu

    Univ of Pennsylvania

  • Daniel Koditschek

    Univ of Pennsylvania

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• Measuring the Mechanical Coupling in Dynamic Locomotion to Inform Control

  ORAL

  March 5, 2018, 3:15 PM – March 5, 2018, 3:27 PM

  Presenters

  • Izaak Neveln

    Physics and Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Izaak Neveln

    Physics and Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Simon Sponberg

    Georgia Inst of Tech, Physics, Georgia Inst of Tech, Physics and Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology

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• Design and assembly of vasoconstriction-like flow regulators for micro channels applications

  ORAL

  March 5, 2018, 3:27 PM – March 5, 2018, 3:39 PM

  Presenters

  • Long Zhou

    NPRE, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

  Authors

  • Long Zhou

    NPRE, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

  • Yang Zhang

    Univ of Illinois - Urbana, Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, Univ of Illinois - Urbana, Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering, University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, NPRE, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

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• Snake robot’s poor 3-D obstacle traversal reveals snake’s better stability mechanisms

  ORAL

  March 5, 2018, 3:39 PM – March 5, 2018, 3:51 PM

  Presenters

  • Qiyuan Fu

    Johns Hopkins University

  Authors

  • Qiyuan Fu

    Johns Hopkins University

  • Thomas Mitchel

    Johns Hopkins University

  • Nansong Yi

    Johns Hopkins University

  • Sean Gart

    Johns Hopkins University

  • Chen Li

    Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Univ

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• Geometric Swimming with an Extensible Backbone

  ORAL

  March 5, 2018, 3:51 PM – March 5, 2018, 4:03 PM

  Presenters

  • Jacquelin Remaley

    Oregon State Univ

  Authors

  • Jacquelin Remaley

    Oregon State Univ

  • Ross Hatton

    Oregon State Univ, Collaborative Robotics and Intelligent Systems (CoRIS) Institute, School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State, Oregon State University, Oregon State University

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• Collision-Induced Scattering of a Self-Propelled Slithering Robot

  ORAL

  March 5, 2018, 4:03 PM – March 5, 2018, 4:15 PM

  Presenters

  • Jennifer Rieser

    Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Inst of Tech

  Authors

  • Jennifer Rieser

    Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Inst of Tech

  • Perrin Schiebel

    Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Inst of Tech

  • Arman Pazouki

    Ca State LA

  • Feifei Qian

    Univ of Penn, Univ of Pennsylvania

  • Zachary Goddard

    Georgia Inst of Tech

  • Andrew Zangwill

    Georgia Inst of Tech

  • Dan Negrut

    Univ of Wisc Mad

  • Daniel Goldman

    Georgia Inst of Tech, Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Physics, Georgia Inst of Tech, School of Physics, Georgia Inst of Tech, School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology

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• Repeated jumping of a single-legged robot on soft ground

  ORAL

  March 5, 2018, 4:15 PM – March 5, 2018, 4:27 PM

  Presenters

  • Paul Umbanhowar

    Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Univiversity

  Authors

  • Paul Umbanhowar

    Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Univiversity

  • Blake Strebel

    Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Univiversity

  • Daniel Lynch

    Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Univiversity

  • Kevin Lynch

    Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Univiversity

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• Legged Robots Change Locomotor Modes To Traverse 3-D Obstacles With Varied Stiffness

  ORAL

  March 5, 2018, 4:27 PM – March 5, 2018, 4:39 PM

  Presenters

  • Zhiyi Ren

    Johns Hopkins Univ

  Authors

  • Zhiyi Ren

    Johns Hopkins Univ

  • Ratan Sadanand Othayoth Mullankandy

    Johns Hopkins Univ

  • Chen Li

    Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Univ

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• Modeling Multilegged Locomotion: the Friction Dominated Case

  ORAL

  March 5, 2018, 4:39 PM – March 5, 2018, 4:51 PM

  Presenters

  • Dan Zhao

    University of Michigan

  Authors

  • Dan Zhao

    University of Michigan

  • Taesung Heo

    University of Michigan

  • Shai Revzen

    Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Robotics, University of Michigan, University of Michigan

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• The importance of body-limb coordination in a walking tetrapod

  ORAL

  March 5, 2018, 4:51 PM – March 5, 2018, 5:03 PM

  Presenters

  • Baxi Chong

    Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

  Authors

  • Baxi Chong

    Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

  • Yasemin Ozkan aydin

    School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Jennifer Rieser

    Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Inst of Tech

  • Yunjin Wu

    Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

  • Haosen Xing

    Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

  • Howie Choset

    Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

  • Daniel Goldman

    Georgia Inst of Tech, Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Physics, Georgia Inst of Tech, School of Physics, Georgia Inst of Tech, School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology

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• Geometric Gait Optimization

  ORAL

  March 5, 2018, 5:03 PM – March 5, 2018, 5:15 PM

  Presenters

  • Suresh Ramasamy

    Oregon State Univ

  Authors

  • Suresh Ramasamy

    Oregon State Univ

  • Ross Hatton

    Oregon State Univ, Collaborative Robotics and Intelligent Systems (CoRIS) Institute, School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State, Oregon State University, Oregon State University

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