Agile Robotics Lab at UA

Welcome to the home page of the Agile Robotics Lab at University of Alabama (ARL@UA) located in the South Engineering Research Center (SERC) Building. The lab conducts applied research in the fields of bio-inspired robotics, soft robotics, tensegrity robotics, inertial sensing and optimal estimation.

Recent Publications

T. Rhodes, C. Gotberg and V. Vikas, "Compact Shape Morphing Tensegrity Robots Capable of Locomotion",  Frontiers in AI and Robotics, Nov 2019. [Link]

[Youtube Video 1 - Fabricating Tensegrity Mechanisms]

[Youtube Video 2 - Tensegrity Robot Locomotion ] 

T. Rhodes, M. Tanouye and V. Vikas, "Nonlinear behavior of planar compliant tensegrity mechanism with variable free-lengths",  IFToMM Asian Mechanism and Machine Science, Dec 2018

T. Rhodes and V. Vikas, "Planar Shape Changing Compliant Tensegrity Mechanisms with Multi-Stable Equilibria",  IROS 2018  Workshop on Shape Changing Robotic Structures and Interfaces, Oct 2018 [POSTER].

M. Tanouye and V. Vikas, “Static and stability analysis of a planar tensegrity mechanism”, ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conference, Aug 2018 [Link].

News

​April, 2021. Congratulations to Emma Scott for being awarded the "Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research  (ROUR) Award" and Charles L. Seebeck Award for Outstanding Senior in Randall Research Scholars Program (RRSP)!

June, 2020. Congratulations to Emma Scott, Michael Maynard, Chloe Flack and Arun Niddish for participating in RoboSoft 2020 Student Competition [Video Link].

Feb, 2020. Congratulations to Cole Woods for receiving the prestigious University of Alabama National Alumni Association (NAA) Fellowship!

Jan, 2020. Congratulations to Clayton Gotberg for receiving the prestigious University of Alabama Graduate Council Fellowship (GCF)!

Nov, 2019. Congratulations to Tyler Rhodes and Clayton Gotberg for their recent publication in Frontiers in Robotics and AI's section on Soft Robotics.
"Compact Shape Morphing Tensegrity Robots Capable of Locomotion", Frontiers in AI and Robotics, Nov 2019. 

VIDEO-1 : Tensegrity Mechanisms Fabrication Methodology
VIDEO-2 : Tensegrity Robots Capable of Locomotion 
VIDEO-3 : Sphericon Locomotion