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- Professor and Tees Director for Space and Robotics Initiatives
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Ambrose, Robert Professor
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- Professor, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
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Overview
Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Shrivastava, S., Karsai, A., Aydin, Y. O., Pettinger, R., Bluethmann, W., Ambrose, R. O., & Goldman, D. I.
(2020).
Material remodeling and unconventional gaits facilitate locomotion of a robophysical rover over granular terrain. Science Robotics.
5(42), eaba3499.
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Radford, N. A., Strawser, P., Hambuchen, K., Mehling, J. S., Verdeyen, W. K., Donnan, A. S., ... Akinyode, J.
(2015).
Valkyrie: NASA's First Bipedal Humanoid Robot. 32(3), 397-419.
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Campbell, C. L., Peters, R. A., Bodenheimer, R. E., Bluethmann, W. J., Huber, E., & Ambrose, R. O.
(2006).
Superpositioning of Behaviors Learned Through Teleoperation. IEEE Transactions on Robotics.
22(1), 79-91.
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Rehnmark, F., Ambrose, R. O., Kennedy, B., Diftler, M., Mehling, J., Bridgwater, L., ... Culbert, C.
(2005).
Innovative Robot Archetypes for InSpace Construction and Maintenance. AIP Conference Proceedings.
746(1), 1070-1077.
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Rehnmark, F., Bluethmann, W., Mehling, J., Ambrose, R. O., Diftler, M., Chu, M., & Necessary, R.
(2005).
Robonaut: the 'short list' of technology hurdles. Computer.
38(1), 28-37.
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AMBROSE, R. O., & AMBROSE, C. G.
(2004).
PRIMATE ANATOMY, KINEMATICS, AND PRINCIPLES FOR HUMANOID DESIGN. International Journal of Humanoid Robotics.
1(01), 175-198.
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Martin, T. B., Ambrose, R. O., Diftler, M. A., R., P., & Butzer, M. J.
(2004).
Tactile Gloves for Autonomous Grasping With the NASA/DARPA Robonaut
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Bluethmann, W., Ambrose, R., Diftler, M., Askew, S., Huber, E., Goza, M., ... Magruder, D.
(2003).
Robonaut: A Robot Designed to Work with Humans in Space. 14(2), 179-197.
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O'Malley, M. K., & Ambrose, R. O.
(2003).
Haptic feedback applications for Robonaut. Industrial Robot.
30(6), 531-542.
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Ambrose, R.
(2003).
Simulated Bilateral Teleoperation of Robonaut. 8.
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Ambrose, R. O., Aldridge, H., Askew, R. S., Burridge, R. R., Bluethmann, W., Diftler, M., ... Rehnmark, F.
(2000).
Robonaut: NASA's space humanoid. IEEE Intelligent Systems.
15(4), 57-63.
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Shrivastava, S., Karsai, A., Aydin, Y. O., Pettinger, R., Bluethmann, W., Ambrose, R. O., & Goldman, D. I.
(2020).
Material remodeling and unconventional gaits facilitate locomotion of a robophysical rover over granular terrain. Science Robotics.
5(42), eaba3499.
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book
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Bekey, G., Ambrose, R., Kumar, V., Lavery, D., Sanderson, A., Wilcox, B., Yuh, J., & Zheng, Y.
(2008).
Robotics: State of the Art and Future Challenges. WORLD SCIENTIFIC.
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Bekey, G., Ambrose, R., Kumar, V., Lavery, D., Sanderson, A., Wilcox, B., Yuh, J., & Zheng, Y.
(2008).
Robotics: State of the Art and Future Challenges. WORLD SCIENTIFIC.
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chapter
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Paluska, D., Mataric, M., Ambrose, R., & Pratt, J.
(2003).
Biomimetic Robot Control. Bar-Cohen, Y., & Breazeal, C. (Eds.),
Biologically Inspired Intelligent Robots.
SPIE PRESS.
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Paluska, D., Mataric, M., Ambrose, R., & Pratt, J.
(2003).
Biomimetic Robot Control. Bar-Cohen, Y., & Breazeal, C. (Eds.),
Biologically Inspired Intelligent Robots.
SPIE PRESS.
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conference paper
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Hambuchen, K. A., Roman, M. C., Sivak, A., Herblet, A., Koenig, N., Newmyer, D., & Ambrose, R.
(2017).
NASA's Space Robotics Challenge: Advancing Robotics for Future Exploration Missions
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Diftler, M. A., Ahlstrom, T. D., Ambrose, R. O., Radford, N. A., Joyce, C. A., De La Pena, N., Parsons, A. H., & Noblitt, A. L.
(2012).
Robonaut 2 Initial Activities On-Board the ISS. 1-12.
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Diftler, M. A., Permenter, F. A., Hargrave, B. K., Platt, R., Savely, R. T., Ambrose, R. O., ... Yamokoski, J. D.
(2011).
Robonaut 2 - The first humanoid robot in space. 2178-2183.
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Bluethmann, B., Herrera, E. d., Hulse, A., Figuered, J., Junkin, L., Markee, M., & Ambrose, R. O.
(2010).
An Active Suspension System for Lunar Crew Mobility. 1-9.
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Harrison, D. A., Ambrose, R., Bluethmann, B., & Junkin, L.
(2008).
Next Generation Rover for Lunar Exploration. IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings.
1-14.
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Bridgwater, L., Ambrose, R., Diftler, M., Valvo, M., Radford, N., Goza, M., & Strawser, P.
(2006).
Symbiotic Robots for Space Based Construction and Maintenance
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Fong, T., Scholtz, J., Shah, J. A., Flckiger, L., Kunz, C., Lees, D., ... Trafton, J. G.
(2006).
A Preliminary Study of Peer-to-Peer Human-Robot Interaction. 3198-3203.
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K. Hambuchen, .., W. Bluethmann, .., M. Goza, .., R. Ambrose, .., K. Rabe, .., & M. Allan.
(2006).
Supervising Remote Humanoids Across Intermediate Time Delay. IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots.
246-251.
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Hambuchen, K., Bluethmann, W., Goza, M., Ambrose, R., Rabe, K., & Allan, M.
(2006).
Supervising Remote Humanoids Across Intermediate Time Delay**NASA and the Mobile Autonomous Robot Software program in the DARPA Information Processing Technology Office (IPTO) sponsored this work. 246-251.
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Fong, T., Nourbakhsh, I., Kunz, C., Fluckiger, L., Schreiner, J., Ambrose, R., ... Scholtz, J.
(2005).
The Peer-to-Peer Human-Robot Interaction Project
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Rehnmark, F., Ambrose, R. O., Goza, S. M., Junkin, L., Neuhaus, P. D., & Pratt, J. E.
(2005).
Centaur: a mobile dexterous humanoid for surface operations. Proceedings of SPIE.
315-323.
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Diftler, M. A., Ambrose, R. O., Goza, S. M., Tyree, K. S., & Huber, E. L.
(2005).
Robonaut Mobile Autonomy: Initial Experiments. 1425-1430.
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Rehnmark, F., Currie, N., Ambrose, R. O., & Culbert, C.
(2004).
Human-Centric Teaming in a Multi-Agent EVA Assembly Task. SAE Technical Papers.
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Rehnmark, F., Currie, N., Ambrose, R. O., & Culbert, C
(2004).
Human-robot teaming in a multi-agent space assembly task. 69-74.
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Martin, T., Diftler, M., Ambrose, R., Platt, R., & Butzer, M.
(2004).
Tactile Sensors for the NASA/DARPA Robonaut
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Diftler, M. A., Ambrose, R. O., Tyree, K. S., Goza, S. M., & Huber, E. L.
(2004).
A Mobile Autonomous Humanoid Assistant. 133-148.
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Rehnmark, F., Spain, I., Bluethmann, W., Goza, M., Ambrose, R. O., & Alder, K.
(2004).
An Experimental Investigation of Robotic Spacewalking. 366-384.
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Bluethmann, W., Ambrose, R., Diftler, M., Huber, E., Fagg, A., Rosenstein, M., ... Bugajska, M.
(2004).
Building an Autonomous Humanoid Tool User. 1-20.
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W. Bluethmann, .., R. Ambrose, .., M. Diftler, .., E. Huber, .., A. Fagg, .., M. Rosenstein, .., ... M. Bugajska.
(2004).
Building an autonomous humanoid tool user. 402-421 Vol. 1.
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Goza, S. M., Ambrose, R. O., Diftler, M. A., & Spain, I. M.
(2004).
Telepresence control of the NASA/DARPA robonaut on a mobility platform. 623-629.
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Juki Park, .., S. C. Ferguson, .., N. Sarkar, .., K. Kawamura, .., B. Bluethmann, .., R. Ambrose, .., & K. Alder.
(2004).
Toward intelligent system health monitoring for NASA robonaut. 855-868.
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Glassmire, J., O'Malley, M., Bluethmann, W., & Ambrose, R.
(2004).
Cooperative manipulation between humans and teleoperated agents. 114-120.
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Ambrose, R. O., Savely, R. T., Goza, S. M., Strawser, P., Diftler, M. A., Spain, I., & Radford, N.
(2004).
Mobile Manipulation using NASA's Robonaut. 2104-2109.
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Martin, T. B., Ambrose, R. O., Diftler, M. A., Platt, R., & Butzer, M. J.
(2004).
Tactile Gloves for Autonomous Grasping with the NASA/DARPA Robonaut. 1713-1718.
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Rehnmark, F., Ambrose, R. O., & Goza, M.
(2004).
The Challenges of Extra-Vehicular Robotic Locomotion Aboard Orbiting Spacecraft. 2110-2115.
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O'Malley, M., Hughes, K., Magruder, D., & Ambrose, R.
(2003).
Simulated Bilateral Teleoperation of Robonaut
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Rehnmark, F., Bluethmann, W., Huber, E., Rochlis, J., & Ambrose, R.
(2003).
Useful Interactions Between Human and Robotic Agents Performing a Cooperative Assembly Task
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Diftler, M. A., Platt, R., Culbert, C. J., Ambrose, R. O., & Bluethmann, W. J.
(2003).
Evolution of the NASA/DARPA Robonaut Control System. 2543-2548.
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Diftler, M. A., Culbert, C. J., Ambrose, R. O., Huber, E. L., & Bluethmann, W. J.
(2003).
Human-Robot Control Strategies for the NASA/DARPA Robonaut. 1-9.
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M. A. Diffler, .., F. L. Huber, .., C. J. Culbert, .., R. O. Ambrose, .., & W. J. Bluethmann.
(2003).
Human-robot control strategies for the NASA/DARPA Robonaut. IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings.
8_3939-8_3947.
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Minor, M. A., Hirschi, C. R., & Ambrose, R. O.
(2002).
An Automated Tether Management System for Microgravity Extravehicular Activities. 2289-2295.
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Ambrose, R. O., & Savely, R. T.
(2002).
Synergy in the design of mobile manipulation. Proceedings of SPIE.
10-21.
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Culbert, C., Ambrose, R., & Rehnmark, F.
(2001).
An experimental investigation of dexterous robots using EVA tools and interfaces
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Ambrose, R. O., & Diftler, M. A.
(1998).
The minimum form of strength in serial, parallel and bifurcated manipulators. 1334-1339 vol.2.
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K. M. Lai-Fook, .., & R. O. Ambrose.
(1997).
Automation of bioregenerative habitats for space environments. 2471-2476 vol.3.
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Ambrose, R. O., & Askew, R. S.
(1995).
An experimental investigation of actuators for space robots. 2625-2630 vol.3.
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Ambrose, R. O.
(1995).
Interactive robot joint design, analysis and prototyping. 2119-2124 vol.2.
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Ambrose, R. O., & Ambrose, C. G.
(1995).
Robot models for space environments. 2113-2118 vol.2.
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Ambrose, R. O., Aalund, M. P., & Tesar, D.
(1992).
Designing modular robots for a spectrum of space applications. Proceedings of SPIE.
371-381.
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Ambrose, R. O., & Tesar, D.
(1992).
Modular Robot Connection Design. 41-48.
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Hambuchen, K. A., Roman, M. C., Sivak, A., Herblet, A., Koenig, N., Newmyer, D., & Ambrose, R.
(2017).
NASA's Space Robotics Challenge: Advancing Robotics for Future Exploration Missions
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patent
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Borroni-Bird, C., Vitale, R. L., Lee, C. J., Ambrose, R. O., Bluethmann, W. J., Junkin, L. Q., ... Ridley, J. S.
(2015).
Modular robotic vehicle
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Linn, D. M., Ambrose, R. O., Diftler, M. A., Askew, S. R., Platt, R., Mehling, J. S., ... Davis, D. R.
(2013).
Humanoid robot
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Ihrke, C. A., Mehling, J. S., Parsons, A. H., Griffith, B. K., Radford, N. A., Permenter, F. N., ... Junkin, L. Q.
(2012).
Rotary series elastic actuator
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Ambrose, R.
(2003).
Robot Eye, 2 Degree of Freedom Camera Mount
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Ambrose, R.
(2003).
Robotic system with skin covering
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Borroni-Bird, C., Vitale, R. L., Lee, C. J., Ambrose, R. O., Bluethmann, W. J., Junkin, L. Q., ... Ridley, J. S.
(2015).
Modular robotic vehicle
Teaching
teaching activities
- AERO685 Directed Studies Instructor
- AERO691 Research Instructor
- MEEN408 Mech Robotic Manipulators Instructor
- MEEN485 Directed Studies Instructor
- MEEN489 Sptp: Intuitive & Counter Mech Instructor
- MEEN491 Hnr-research Instructor
- MEEN612 Mech Of Robot Manip Instructor
- MEEN685 Directed Studies Instructor
- MEEN689 Sptp: Intuitive Mechanisms Instructor
- MEEN691 Research Instructor
Background
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Contact
first name
- Robert
has last name
- Ambrose
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- rambrose@tamu.edu