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Kyle Gilpin
Researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Publications - 17
Citations - 999
Kyle Gilpin is an academic researcher from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Modular design & Programmable matter. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 17 publications receiving 861 citations. Previous affiliations of Kyle Gilpin include Vassar College.
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M-blocks: Momentum-driven, magnetic modular robots
TL;DR: A novel self-assembling, self-reconfiguring cubic robot that uses pivoting motions to change its intended geometry and can move independently to traverse planar unstructured environments.
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Miche: Modular Shape Formation by Self-Disassembly
TL;DR: The design, implementation and programming of a set of robots that, starting from an amorphous arrangement, can be assembled into arbitrary shapes and then commanded to self-disassemble in an organized manner to obtain a goal shape are described.
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Robot pebbles: One centimeter modules for programmable matter through self-disassembly
TL;DR: In this article, a programmable matter system capable of 2D shape formation through subtraction is described, which is composed of autonomous 1cm modules which use custom-designed electropermanent magnets to bond, communicate, and share power with their neighbors.
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Modular Robot Systems
Kyle Gilpin,Daniela Rus +1 more
TL;DR: A detailed retrospective on modular robots is presented and connections between modular robots and programmable matter are discussed, using distributed algorithms that use a modules ability to observe its current neighborhood and local rules to decide what to do next.
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3D M-Blocks: Self-reconfiguring robots capable of locomotion via pivoting in three dimensions
TL;DR: The 3D M-blocks provide a robust and capable modular self-reconfigurable robotic platform able to support swarm robot applications through individual module capabilities and self- reconfiguring robot applications using connected lattices of modules.