GRASP Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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GRASP lab - general robotics, automation, sensing & perception laboratory at Penn

Website - grasp.upenn.edu

youtube.com/grasplab

facebook.com/GRASPLab

twitter.com/grasplab

Kodlab a subsidiary of the Penn Engineering GRASP Lab

Director - Charity Payne

Professor - Vijay Kumar

Spin-off - Exyn Technologies Inc.

Projects:

Micro Bio Robots

Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program, DARPA

Titan Arm, upper body exoskeleton

DORA (Dexterous Observational Roving Automaton), teleoperated robotic platform

 

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Avian-Inspired Grasping For Quadrotor Micro Aerial Vehicles

Published on Feb 7, 2013

 

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A flying gripper based on Cuboid Modular Robots

Published on Sep 21, 2017

We present a novel flying modular platform capable of grasping and transporting objects. It is composed of four cooperative identical modules where each is based on a quadrotor within a cuboid frame with a docking mechanism. Pair of modules are able to fly independently and physically connect by matching their vertical edges forming a hinge. Four one degree of freedom (DOF) connections results in a one DOF four-bar linkage that can be used to grasp external objects.

 

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ModQuad: the flying modular structure that self-assembles in midair

Published on Sep 21, 2017

We introduce ModQuad, a novel flying modular robotic structure that is able to self-assemble in midair and cooperatively fly. The structure is composed by agile flying modules that can easily move in a three dimensional environment. The module is based on a quadrotor platform within a cuboid frame which allows it to attach to other modules by matching vertical faces. Using this mechanism, a ModQuad swarm is able to rapidly assemble flying structures in midair using the robot bodies as building units.

 

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Inside the GRASP Lab - Dr. Mark Yim and Modlab

Oct 18, 2024

Welcome to the Modular Robotics Lab (ModLab), a subgroup of the GRASP Lab and the Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics Department at the University of Pennsylvania under the supervision of Prof. Mark Yim.A modular robot is a versatile system consisting of many simple modules that can change their configuration to suit a given task. These systems are inherently robust due to their redundancy, adaptability, and ability to self-repair. While originally focused on continuing research in the field of modular robotics, recent work at the lab has expanded to include micro/nano air vehicles, bio-inspired gaits, personal robots, and more. The ModLab is comprised of undergraduate and graduate students from multiple disciplines including mechanical, electrical, and computer systems engineering.