Modular Robots
PROJECTS
COMPLETED PROJECTS
MUV
Modular Underwater Vehicle. Modular system for underwater applications. Main objective is to achieve multiple configurations for underwater plastic and trash collection.
Role: Adviser
Institution: Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC), USA
Period: Spring 2020 - Fall 2020
Agency: TAMU-CC
MARA
Modular Aquatic Robotic Arm for underwater applications. Main objective is to achieve high dexterity for underwater maintenance applications and locomotion capabilities.
Role: Adviser
Institution: Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC), USA
Period: Spring 2020 - Fall 2020
Agency: TAMU-CC
MAS II
Modular Aerial System
Role: Adviser
Institution: Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC), USA
Period: Fall 2019 - Spring 2020
Agency: TAMU-CC
CMAS
Coaxial Modular Aerial System driven by center of mass
Role: Adviser
Institution: Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC), USA
Period: Spring 2019 - Fall 2019
Agency: TAMU-CC
ModRED
The objective of the ModRED (Modular Robot for Exploration and Discovery) project is to improve existing techniques for automated exploring of initially unknown or partially-known environments such as extra-terrestrial surfaces on the Moon or Mars or terrestrial regions with limited accessibility such as in urban search and rescue scenarios.
Role: Researcher
Institution: University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), USA
Period: 2012 - 2014
Agency: NASA EPSCoR
Website: Link
SMART
The project seeks to extend the use of modular robotic systems and their research progress, which so far have an important academic aspect, to real-world applications. The intention is to demonstrate that a system based on an inventory of different, simple and low-cost fabrication modules can create a variety of robot configurations that have immediate applications.
Role: Researcher
Institution: Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM), Spain
Period: 2007 - 2011
Website: Link