Robophysics I

Presentations

• Effect of Gait Speed on Sensing During Locomotion Performance of a Quadrupedal Legged Robot

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 11:00 AM – March 17, 2025, 11:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Ethan Fulcher

    University of Southern California

  Authors

  • Ethan Fulcher

    University of Southern California

  • Diego Caporale

    University of Southern California

  • Yifeng Zhang

    University of Southern California

  • John Ruck

    University of Pennsylvania

  • Shipeng Liu

    University of Southern California

  • Douglas Jerolmack

    University of Pennsylvania

  • Feifei Qian

    University of Southern California

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• Abstract Withdrawn

  ORAL Withdrawn

  March 17, 2025, 11:12 AM – March 17, 2025, 11:24 AM

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• Robust Autonomous Bipedal Robot Locomotion on Granular and Rigid Slopes

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 11:24 AM – March 17, 2025, 11:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Burak Catalbas

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Burak Catalbas

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Deniz Kerimoglu

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Bahadir Catalbas

    Yıldız Technical University

  • Daniel I Goldman

    Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Tech

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• Proprioceptive Terrain Characterization and Adaptive Locomotion on Muddy Surfaces

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 11:36 AM – March 17, 2025, 11:48 AM

  Presenters

  • Jiaze Tang

    University of Southern California

  Authors

  • Shipeng Liu

    University of Southern California

  • Jiaze Tang

    University of Southern California

  • Siyuan Meng

    University of Southern California

  • Feifei Qian

    University of Southern California

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• An Ultrasonic Approach to Tactile Sensing: A Study of Soft Helmholtz Resonators

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 11:48 AM – March 17, 2025, 12:00 PM

  Publication: Aderibigbe, Jadesola, Jungpyo Lee, and Hannah S. Stuart. "An Ultrasonic Approach to Tactile Sensing: A Study of Soft Helmholtz Resonators." [Planned paper]

  Presenters

  • Jadesola Aderibigbe

    University of California, Berkeley

  Authors

  • Jadesola Aderibigbe

    University of California, Berkeley

  • Jungpyo Lee

    University of California, Berkeley

  • Hannah Stuart

    University of California, Berkeley

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• Shape optimization for underactuated appendages in resistive media

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 12:00 PM – March 17, 2025, 12:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Subin Chae

    University of California, San Diego

  Authors

  • Subin Chae

    University of California, San Diego

  • Michael T Tolley

    University of California, San Diego

  • Nick Gravish

    University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego

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• Snout orientation for lift and depth control while burrowing

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 12:12 PM – March 17, 2025, 12:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Nimran Shergill

    University of California, Berkeley

  Authors

  • Nimran Shergill

    University of California, Berkeley

  • Hannah Stuart

    University of California, Berkeley

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• Mapping Terrain Properties and Traversal Risk by Walking

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 12:24 PM – March 17, 2025, 12:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Juan D Caporale

    University of Southern California

  Authors

  • Juan D Caporale

    University of Southern California

  • Natalie Cavallo

    Brown University

  • Yifeng Zhang

    University of Southern California

  • Shipeng Liu

    University of Southern California

  • Xingjue Liao

    University of Southern California

  • Ethan Fulcher

    University of Southern California

  • Xinyue Guo

    Tsinghua University

  • Harshita Arya

    University of Southern California

  • Swarnadip Saha

    Indian Institute of Science

  • Julian Maynes

    University of Southern California

  • Wilson Hu

    University of Pennsylvania

  • Shivangi Misra

    University of Pennsylvania

  • Cynthia R Sung

    University of Pennsylvania

  • Feifei Qian

    University of Southern California

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• Effects of Particle Jamming and Swimmer Inertia on Granular Locomotion

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 12:36 PM – March 17, 2025, 12:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Amir Nazemi

    University of Michigan

  Authors

  • Amir Nazemi

    University of Michigan

  • Thorsten Poeschel

    Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg

  • Hongyi Xiao

    University of Michigan

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• A Template-and-Anchor Approach to Stable Sagittal-Plane Legged Locomotion on Yielding Terrain

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 12:48 PM – March 17, 2025, 1:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Daniel J Lynch

    Northwestern University

  Authors

  • Daniel J Lynch

    Northwestern University

  • Jason L Pusey

    DEVCOM Army Research Lab

  • Sean W Gart

    DEVCOM Army Research Lab

  • Paul B Umbanhowar

    Northwestern University

  • Kevin M Lynch

    Northwestern University

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• Learning Granular Media Avalanche Behavior for Indirectly Manipulating Obstacles on a Granular Slope

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 1:00 PM – March 17, 2025, 1:12 PM

  Publication: Hu, Haodi, Feifei Qian, and Daniel Seita. "Learning Granular Media Avalanche Behavior for Indirectly Manipulating Obstacles on a Granular Slope." 8th Annual Conference on Robot Learning.

  Presenters

  • Haodi Hu

    University of Southern California

  Authors

  • Haodi Hu

    University of Southern California

  • Feifei Qian

    University of Southern California

  • Daniel Seita

    University of Southern California

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• Undulatory filament robot propulsion in granular beds

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 1:12 PM – March 17, 2025, 1:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Sohum Sanjiv Kapadia

    Clark University

  Authors

  • Sohum Sanjiv Kapadia

    Clark University

  • Julien Chopin

    Physics Institute, Federal University of Bahia

  • Arshad A Kudrolli

    Clark University

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• Gait Modulation for Multi-Directional Burrowing in EMBUR 2.0

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 1:24 PM – March 17, 2025, 1:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Amber Young

    University of California, Berkeley

  Authors

  • Amber Young

    University of California, Berkeley

  • Laura Treers

    University of Vermont, The University of Vermont

  • Hannah Stuart

    University of California, Berkeley

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• Characterization of Rupturable Substrate Mechanical Properties Using Force-Based Metrics via a Robotic Leg

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 1:36 PM – March 17, 2025, 1:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Yifeng Zhang

    University of Southern California

  Authors

  • Yifeng Zhang

    University of Southern California

  • John Bush

    University of Southern California

  • John Ruck

    University of Pennsylvania

  • Shipeng Liu

    University of Southern California

  • Douglas J Jerolmack

    University of Pennsylvania

  • Kenton Fisher

    NASA

  • Ryan C Ewing

    NASA

  • Feifei Qian

    University of Southern California

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