DocumentCode :
580596
Title :
Materials and mechanisms for amorphous robotic construction
Author :
Napp, Nils ; Rappoli, Olive R. ; Wu, Jessica M. ; Nagpal, Radhika
Author_Institution :
Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
fYear :
2012
fDate :
7-12 Oct. 2012
Firstpage :
4879
Lastpage :
4885
Abstract :
We present and compare three different amorphous materials for robotic construction. By conforming to surfaces they are deposited on, such materials allow robots to reliably construct in unstructured terrain. However, using amorphous materials presents a challenge to robotic manipulation. We demonstrate how deposition of each material can be automated and compare their material properties, cost, and cost in time in order to evaluate their suitability for developing amorphous robotic construction system.
Keywords :
construction; manipulators; amorphous materials; amorphous robotic construction system; robotic manipulation; unstructured terrain; Amorphous materials; Belts; Buildings; Liquids; Material properties; Robots;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vilamoura
ISSN :
2153-0858
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1737-5
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.2012.6385718
Filename :
6385718
Link To Document :
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