CAREER: Utilizing Physical Interactions to Improve Legged Mobility on Challenging Terrains — NSF Award to University of Southern C
This Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award supports research that will create new methods to allow legged robots to utilize physical interactions to achieve high mobility on complex natural terrains. Robots are becoming increasingly better when moving on rigid, flat ground, but still struggle to move through
| Award title | CAREER: Utilizing Physical Interactions to Improve Legged Mobility on Challenging Terrains |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2240075 |
| Awardee | University of Southern California |
| City | LOS ANGELES |
| State | CA |
| Amount obligated | $600,000 |
| Principal investigator | Feifei Qian |
| Program | FRR-Foundationl Rsrch Robotics |
| Start date | 04/01/2023 |
| Abstract | This Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award supports research that will create new methods to allow legged robots to utilize physical interactions to achieve high mobility on complex natural terrains. Robots are becoming increasingly better when moving on rigid, flat ground, but still struggle to move through soft sand, sticky mud, and rubble piles, limiting their capabilities in critical missions such as search and rescue, delivery, and explorations. The insights and new methods from t |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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