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Two-dimensional magnetic micro-module reconfigurations based on inter-modular interactions

Miyashita, S., Diller, E., Sitti, M.

The International Journal of Robotics Research, 32(5):591-613, SAGE Publications Sage UK: London, England, 2013 (article)

pi Miyashita, S., Diller, E., Sitti, M. Two-dimensional magnetic micro-module reconfigurations based on inter-modular interactions The International Journal of Robotics Research, 32(5):591-613, SAGE Publications Sage UK: London, England, 2013 (article)

Contact compliance effects in the frictional response of bioinspired fibrillar adhesives

Piccardo, M., Chateauminois, A., Fretigny, C., Pugno, N. M., Sitti, M.

Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 10(83):20130182, The Royal Society, 2013 (article)

pi Piccardo, M., Chateauminois, A., Fretigny, C., Pugno, N. M., Sitti, M. Contact compliance effects in the frictional response of bioinspired fibrillar adhesives Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 10(83):20130182, The Royal Society, 2013 (article)

Co-chairs

VINCENT, Julian, ZHU, Di, DAI, Zhendong, CHEN, Da, JIANG, Lei, KANG, Le, REN, Luquan, XUE, Qunji, Zhao, Chunsheng, BARNES, Jon, others

2013 (article)

pi VINCENT, Julian, ZHU, Di, DAI, Zhendong, CHEN, Da, JIANG, Lei, KANG, Le, REN, Luquan, XUE, Qunji, Zhao, Chunsheng, BARNES, Jon, others Co-chairs 2013 (article)

Topological Control of Cell Sheet Migration by the 3D Microenvironment

Song, J., Kim, Y. T., Hazar, M., LeDuc, P. R., Davidson, L. A., Sitti, M.

Biophysical Journal, 104(2):147a, Elsevier, 2013 (article)

pi Song, J., Kim, Y. T., Hazar, M., LeDuc, P. R., Davidson, L. A., Sitti, M. Topological Control of Cell Sheet Migration by the 3D Microenvironment Biophysical Journal, 104(2):147a, Elsevier, 2013 (article)

Independent control of multiple magnetic microrobots in three dimensions

Diller, E., Giltinan, J., Sitti, M.

The International Journal of Robotics Research, 32(5):614-631, SAGE Publications Sage UK: London, England, 2013 (article)

pi Diller, E., Giltinan, J., Sitti, M. Independent control of multiple magnetic microrobots in three dimensions The International Journal of Robotics Research, 32(5):614-631, SAGE Publications Sage UK: London, England, 2013 (article)

Modular micro-robotic assembly through magnetic actuation and thermal bonding

Diller, E., Zhang, N., Sitti, M.

Journal of Micro-Bio Robotics, 8(3-4):121-131, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013 (article)

pi Diller, E., Zhang, N., Sitti, M. Modular micro-robotic assembly through magnetic actuation and thermal bonding Journal of Micro-Bio Robotics, 8(3-4):121-131, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013 (article)

Information Driven Self-Organization of Complex Robotic Behaviors

Martius, G., Der, R., Ay, N.

PLoS ONE, 8(5):e63400, Public Library of Science, 2013 (article)

al Martius, G., Der, R., Ay, N. Information Driven Self-Organization of Complex Robotic Behaviors PLoS ONE, 8(5):e63400, Public Library of Science, 2013 (article)

A simulation and design tool for a passive rotation flapping wing mechanism

Arabagi, V., Hines, L., Sitti, M.

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 18(2):787-798, 2013 (article)

pi Arabagi, V., Hines, L., Sitti, M. A simulation and design tool for a passive rotation flapping wing mechanism IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 18(2):787-798, 2013 (article)

GECKO-INSPIRED POLYMER ADHESIVES

Menguc, Yigit, Metin, Metin

Polymer Adhesion, Friction, and Lubrication, pages: 351, Wiley, 2013 (article)

pi Menguc, Yigit, Metin, Metin GECKO-INSPIRED POLYMER ADHESIVES Polymer Adhesion, Friction, and Lubrication, pages: 351, Wiley, 2013 (article)

Near and far-wall effects on the three-dimensional motion of bacteria-driven microbeads

Edwards, M. R., Wright Carlsen, R., Sitti, M.

Applied Physics Letters, 102(14):143701, AIP, 2013 (article)

pi Edwards, M. R., Wright Carlsen, R., Sitti, M. Near and far-wall effects on the three-dimensional motion of bacteria-driven microbeads Applied Physics Letters, 102(14):143701, AIP, 2013 (article)

Magnetically Actuated Soft Capsule With the Multimodal Drug Release Function

Yim, S., Goyal, K., Sitti, M.

IEEE/ASME Trans. on Mechatronics, 18(4):1413-1418, IEEE, 2013 (article)

pi Yim, S., Goyal, K., Sitti, M. Magnetically Actuated Soft Capsule With the Multimodal Drug Release Function IEEE/ASME Trans. on Mechatronics, 18(4):1413-1418, IEEE, 2013 (article)

Tank-like module-based climbing robot using passive compliant joints

Seo, T., Sitti, M.

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 18(1):397-408, 2013 (article)

pi Seo, T., Sitti, M. Tank-like module-based climbing robot using passive compliant joints IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 18(1):397-408, 2013 (article)

Enhanced fabrication and characterization of gecko-inspired mushroom-tipped microfiber adhesives

Song, J., Mengüç, Y., Sitti, M.

Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 27(17):1921-1932, Routledge, 2013 (article)

pi Song, J., Mengüç, Y., Sitti, M. Enhanced fabrication and characterization of gecko-inspired mushroom-tipped microfiber adhesives Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 27(17):1921-1932, Routledge, 2013 (article)

Linear combination of one-step predictive information with an external reward in an episodic policy gradient setting: a critical analysis

Zahedi, K., Martius, G., Ay, N.

Frontiers in Psychology, 4(801), 2013 (article)

Abstract

One of the main challenges in the field of embodied artificial intelligence is the open-ended autonomous learning of complex behaviours. Our approach is to use task-independent, information-driven intrinsic motivation(s) to support task-dependent learning. The work presented here is a preliminary step in which we investigate the predictive information (the mutual information of the past and future of the sensor stream) as an intrinsic drive, ideally supporting any kind of task acquisition. Previous experiments have shown that the predictive information (PI) is a good candidate to support autonomous, open-ended learning of complex behaviours, because a maximisation of the PI corresponds to an exploration of morphology- and environment-dependent behavioural regularities. The idea is that these regularities can then be exploited in order to solve any given task. Three different experiments are presented and their results lead to the conclusion that the linear combination of the one-step PI with an external reward function is not generally recommended in an episodic policy gradient setting. Only for hard tasks a great speed-up can be achieved at the cost of an asymptotic performance lost.

al Zahedi, K., Martius, G., Ay, N. Linear combination of one-step predictive information with an external reward in an episodic policy gradient setting: a critical analysis Frontiers in Psychology, 4(801), 2013 (article)

Micro-scale mobile robotics

Diller, E., Sitti, M.

Foundations and Trends in Robotics, 2(3):143-259, Now Publishers Incorporated, 2013 (article)

pi Diller, E., Sitti, M. Micro-scale mobile robotics Foundations and Trends in Robotics, 2(3):143-259, Now Publishers Incorporated, 2013 (article)

Survey and Introduction to the Focused Section on Bio-Inspired Mechatronics

Sitti, M., Menciassi, A., Ijspeert, A., Low, K. H., Kim, S.

Mechatronics, IEEE/ASME Transactions on, 18(2):409-418, DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2012. 2233492, 2013 (article)

pi Sitti, M., Menciassi, A., Ijspeert, A., Low, K. H., Kim, S. Survey and Introduction to the Focused Section on Bio-Inspired Mechatronics Mechatronics, IEEE/ASME Transactions on, 18(2):409-418, DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2012. 2233492, 2013 (article)