The Tele-MAGMaS: An Aerial-Ground Comanipulator System

Abstract

The manipulation of large objects by robotic systems is a challenge for applications in the construction industry, industrial decommissioning, and urban search and rescue (USAR). These are associated with dangerous environments and thus motivate devising robotic solutions to replace human presence. Furthermore, they often require manipulation of long objects, such as pipes, bars, beams, and metal frameworks, with limited access to their center of mass (CoM).