This paper was an interesting read. I think it shows how far the research on SRCMR has come, that we can now start to refine the design.

I think that it is interesting [...]]]> Paper, FE No;1:Reusable Electronics and Adaptable Communication
as Implemented in the Odin Modular Robot
By Ricardo Franco Mendoza Garcia, Andreas Lyder, David Johan Christensen and Kasper Stoy

This paper was an interesting read. I think it shows how far the research on SRCMR has come, that we can now start to refine the design.

I think that it is interesting to see that the same concepts that make SRCRMR interesting in the general sense, works in the design of the units themselves as well. It is really interesting how division of general and specific systems and components can keep the flexibility of the development platform and significantly speed up development. It also shows that on one level a real world SRCMR system must be a hybrid between homogeneous and heterogeneous.

There is also a video of the proof-of-concept experiment but I blogged separately about that.

I certainly would not miss the presentation of this paper at ICRA2009

I started off by attending the first day of PMM in lovely Montpellier, it was very interesting and I think that this kind of mechanisms will play a major role in SRCMR. They might even make up the [...]]]> Finally I have time to write a short note from Parallel Mechanisms and Manipulators 2008 (PMM) and IROS 2008.

I started off by attending the first day of PMM in lovely Montpellier, it was very interesting and I think that this kind of mechanisms will play a major role in SRCMR. They might even make up the units all by themselves using no center core. They are important because they allow complex motions from simple components, and that they mostly reuse the same components. I also would like to thank the organisers for arranging so that I could attend one day only.

The first day at IROS 2008 in Nice there was the workshop Self-Reconfigurable Robots, Systems and applications. It was really interesting, I had the opportunity to hear many great presentations, meet many of the leading researchers in the area and see many of the newest units. It was the best start I could have gotten and it has given me so many ideas for future posts. I really liked the format of the workshop, as it was very focused. I can highly recommend attending a similar workshop in the future. I am sure all attendees can join me when I thank the chairpersons Professor Kasper Støy and Dr. Wei-Min Shen for their great work.

I also got to have a little bit of fun by handing out a few Flexibility Envelope t-shirts!

I can highly recommend attending IROS 2009 and do not miss the workshop, and I even dare to promise more t-shirts.

I will also try to get [...]]]> I am going to IROS 2008 in Nice, France and I am so excited. It is going to be an excellent opportunity to meet some great people and get to learn more than I can by just reading what I find on the Internet.

I will also try to get some contacts that could help me check the facts in my posts so that I can write good stuff!