Dustin Reishus

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Dustin Reishus is a robotics researcher whose work bridges low-cost hardware design and high-precision assembly, with a focus on swarm robotics and self-assembling systems. His key contributions include developing a stick-slip omnidirectional powertrain for low-cost swarm robots, enabling full 3-DoF planar motion using inexpensive vibration motors—a design that has garnered 34 citations for its practicality in swarm platforms. He also advanced swarm localization with a miniature six-channel range and bearing system (29 citations), providing centimeter-scale robots with robust sensing capabilities. Reishus explored emergent behaviors such as object transportation via granular convection using swarm robots (14 citations), and tackled macro-scale construction with his Intelligent Precision Jigging Robot (IPJR), which achieves precise truss assembly from commodity parts and low-precision welding—a concept with implications for on-orbit assembly of space telescopes. Earlier work in the tile assembly model (12 citations) demonstrates his foundational interest in algorithmic self-assembly. Collectively, his research is cited over 100 times, reflecting its impact on accessible, scalable robotic systems.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   A stick-slip omnidirectional powertrain for low-cost swarm robotics: Mechanism, calibration, and control

   34 citations · 2014
2. 2
   Miniature six-channel range and bearing system: Algorithm, analysis and experimental validation

   29 citations · 2014
3. 3
   Object Transportation by Granular Convection Using Swarm Robots

   14 citations · 2014
4. 4
   Precise truss assembly using commodity parts and low precision welding

   13 citations · 2014
5. 5
   Path finding in the tile assembly model

   12 citations · 2008
6. 6
   Precise truss assembly using commodity parts and low precision welding

   5 citations · 2013

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