Matt Moses
A 3-axis manipulator made of modular components assembles a simple structure using the same type of components.
For more information see:
Simple Components for a Reconfigurable Modular Robotic System
M.S. Moses, G.S. Chirikjian,
Proceedings of 2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
http://rpk.lcsr.jhu.edu/publications/
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what would it be used for ???
btw.. its soo slow.. even after 2x speed..
:S
The link: https://custer.lcsr.jhu.edu/Publications#Metamorphic_Robots is dead. Is there a newer alternative?
Edit: Found a working Link to the Paper (2016-07-03): http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/citations;jsessionid=31970A87E90EF3C7B98057DC0E2F73F1?doi=10.1.1.159.9179