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ERI: Advancing Subterranean Navigation by Legged Robots — NSF Award to University of Vermont & State Agricultural College (VT, $19

This Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) award supports research that focuses on design and control of legged robots to adeptly navigate unstructured terrains, and especially subterranean environments, thereby promoting the progress of science, and advancing prosperity and welfare. Recently, robotic technologies have

Award titleERI: Advancing Subterranean Navigation by Legged Robots
Award ID2501934
AwardeeUniversity of Vermont & State Agricultural College
CityBURLINGTON
StateVT
Amount obligated$199,939
Principal investigatorLaura Treers
ProgramFRR-Foundationl Rsrch Robotics
Start date07/01/2025
AbstractThis Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) award supports research that focuses on design and control of legged robots to adeptly navigate unstructured terrains, and especially subterranean environments, thereby promoting the progress of science, and advancing prosperity and welfare. Recently, robotic technologies have enabled the automation of many tasks that were once dangerous for humans. However, robots are still not advanced enough to navigate many natural terrain types that are either unsa
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