TY - GEN
T1 - PCBot
T2 - 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2022
AU - Wang, Jingxian
AU - Rubenstein, Michael
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 IEEE.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Complexity, cost, and power requirements for the actuation of individual robots can play a large factor in limiting the size of robotic swarms. Here we present PCBot, a minimalist robot that can precisely move on an orbital shake table using a bi-stable solenoid actuator built directly into its PCB. This allows the actuator to be built as part of the automated PCB manufacturing process, greatly reducing the impact it has on manual assembly. Thanks to this novel actuator design, PCBot has merely five major components and can be assembled in under 20 seconds, potentially enabling them to be easily mass-manufactured. Here we present the electro-magnetic and mechanical design of PCBot. Additionally, a prototype robot is used to demonstrate its ability to move in a straight line as well as follow given paths.
AB - Complexity, cost, and power requirements for the actuation of individual robots can play a large factor in limiting the size of robotic swarms. Here we present PCBot, a minimalist robot that can precisely move on an orbital shake table using a bi-stable solenoid actuator built directly into its PCB. This allows the actuator to be built as part of the automated PCB manufacturing process, greatly reducing the impact it has on manual assembly. Thanks to this novel actuator design, PCBot has merely five major components and can be assembled in under 20 seconds, potentially enabling them to be easily mass-manufactured. Here we present the electro-magnetic and mechanical design of PCBot. Additionally, a prototype robot is used to demonstrate its ability to move in a straight line as well as follow given paths.
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U2 - 10.1109/IROS47612.2022.9981377
DO - 10.1109/IROS47612.2022.9981377
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85146315213
T3 - IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
SP - 1463
EP - 1470
BT - IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2022
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 23 October 2022 through 27 October 2022
ER -