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# Title Team Members TA Documents Sponsor
3 DESIGN AND CONTROL OF A FETCHING QUADRUPED
 Jitao Li
Teng Hou
Wenkang Li
Yikai Cao
 design_document1.pdf
design_document2.pdf
final_paper1.pdf
final_paper2.pdf
final_paper3.pdf
other1.docx
other2.pdf
other3.pdf
proposal1.pdf
proposal2.pdf
 Hua Chen
There are various commercially available robotic dog platforms, yet no "fetching" skill is shown. One reason is the lack of integration of a manipulator with the dog. To be compatible with the robot dog, the robot arm needs to be lightweight, accurate, and robust. The integrated system will be able to perform simple tasks such as fetching, with the help of visual feedback. Such a manipulator requires a new design, good coordination of its components, along with a dedicated controller.

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