Optimized user-guided motion control of modular robots.

ABSTRACT: Transferring motion instructions from a user enables robots to perform new and unforeseen operations. Robot collectives, in particular, offer greater adaptability to changing tasks and environments. However, effectively transferring motion instructions becomes challenging as the collective's shape and size evolve. These changes often require additional system constraints to maintain robust motion control, which typically depends on pre-programmed knowledge of new tasks, ultimately limiting the collective's adaptability. To overcome the above challenges, we propose a physical and computational platform for user-guided control of self-reconfigurable modular robots. This platform consists of an optimization scheme for online processing of user commands, which prevents any modular robot action

SUBMITTER: Bolotnikova A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12484937 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature