Self-reconfigurable Robots with ATRON Modules

摘要

We developed a new robotic systems that can change morphology. The system is made of ATRON modules, which are individually simple, attach through physical connections, and perform 3D motions by collective actions. We produced 100 ATRON modules, and performed both simulation and real world experiments. In this paper, we report on the ATRON hardware design and investigations related to the verification of the suitability of the ATRON module design for self-reconfigurable robotics.