Devin J. Balkcom

77 papers A* 21A 10B 1C 8Misc 1Journal 30Unranked 6

Year	Rank	Type	Title / Venue / Authors
2025	—	`conf`	An Untethered Bioinspired Robotic Tensegrity Dolphin with Multi-Flexibility Design for Aquatic Locomotion. RoboSoft Luyang Zhao, Yitao Jiang, Chun-Yi She, Mingi Jeong, Haibo Dong, Alberto Quattrini Li, Muhao Chen, Devin J. Balkcom
2025	A*	`conf`	Enhancing the Educational Potential of Online Movement Videos: System Development and Empirical Studies with TikTok Dance Challenges. CHI Jules Brooks Blanchet, Megan E. Hillis, Yeongji Lee, Qijia Shao, Xia Zhou, Devin J. Balkcom, David J. M. Kraemer
2025	A	`conf`	Exploring Spontaneous Social Interaction Swarm Robotics Powered by Large Language Models. IROS Yitao Jiang, Luyang Zhao, Alberto Quattrini Li, Muhao Chen, Devin J. Balkcom
2024	J	`jnl`	An Untethered Bioinspired Robotic Tensegrity Dolphin with Multi-Flexibility Design for Aquatic Locomotion. CoRR Luyang Zhao, Yitao Jiang, Chun-Yi She, Mingi Jeong, Haibo Dong, Alberto Quattrini Li, Muhao Chen, Devin J. Balkcom
2024	J	`jnl`	Energy-optimal trajectories for skid-steer rovers. Int. J. Robotics Res. Meysam Effati, Krzysztof Skonieczny, Devin J. Balkcom
2024	J	`jnl`	On the Exploration of LM-Based Soft Modular Robot Design. CoRR Weicheng Ma, Luyang Zhao, Chun-Yi She, Yitao Jiang, Alan Sun, Bo Zhu, Devin J. Balkcom, Soroush Vosoughi
2024	A*	`conf`	Scalable underwater assembly with reconfigurable visual fiducials. ICRA Samuel Lensgraf, Ankita Sarkar, Adithya Pediredla, Devin J. Balkcom, Alberto Quattrini Li
2024	J	`jnl`	SoftSnap: Rapid Prototyping of Untethered Soft Robots Using Snap-Together Modules. CoRR Luyang Zhao, Yitao Jiang, Chun-Yi She, Muhao Chen, Devin J. Balkcom
2024	A*	`conf`	StructCurves: Interlocking Block-Based Line Structures. UIST Zezhou Sun, Devin J. Balkcom, Emily Whiting
2023	Misc	`conf`	Automatic Generation and Teaching of Dance Lessons from Video. HotMobile Julien Blanchet, Megan E. Hillis, Yeongji Lee, Qijia Shao, Xia Zhou, David J. M. Kraemer, Devin J. Balkcom
2023	A*	`conf`	Buoyancy enabled autonomous underwater construction with cement blocks. ICRA Samuel Lensgraf, Devin J. Balkcom, Alberto Quattrini Li
2023	J	`jnl`	Buoyancy enabled autonomous underwater construction with cement blocks. CoRR Samuel Lensgraf, Devin J. Balkcom, Alberto Quattrini Li
2023	—	`conf`	LearnThatDance: Augmenting TikTok Dance Challenge Videos with an Interactive Practice Support System Powered by Automatically Generated Lesson Plans. UIST (Adjunct Volume) Julien Blanchet, Megan E. Hillis, Yeongji Lee, Qijia Shao, Xia Zhou, David J. M. Kraemer, Devin J. Balkcom
2023	J	`jnl`	Scalable underwater assembly with reconfigurable visual fiducials. CoRR Samuel Lensgraf, Ankita Sarkar, Adithya Pediredla, Devin J. Balkcom, Alberto Quattrini Li
2023	J	`jnl`	StarBlocks: Soft Actuated Self-Connecting Blocks for Building Deformable Lattice Structures. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. Luyang Zhao, Yijia Wu, Wenzhong Yan, Weishu Zhan, Xiaonan Huang, Joran W. Booth, Ankur Mehta, Kostas E. Bekris, Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio, Devin J. Balkcom
2022	A	`conf`	An Equivalent Time-Optimal Problem to find Energy-Optimal Paths for Skid-Steer Rovers. IROS Meysam Effati, Krzysztof Skonieczny, Tim Freiman, Devin J. Balkcom
2022	B	`conf`	Overlapping semantic representations of sign and speech in novice sign language learners. CogSci Megan E. Hillis, Brianna Aubrey, Julien Blanchet, Qijia Shao, Xia Zhou, Devin J. Balkcom, David J. M. Kraemer
2022	J	`jnl`	Soft Lattice Modules That Behave Independently and Collectively. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. Luyang Zhao, Yijia Wu, Julien Blanchet, Maxine Perroni-Scharf, Xiaonan Huang, Joran W. Booth, Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio, Devin J. Balkcom
2021	—	`conf`	Droplet: Towards Autonomous Underwater Assembly of Modular Structures. Robotics: Science and Systems Samuel E. Lensgraf, Amy Sniffen, Zachary Zitzewitz, Evan Honnold, Jennifer Jain, Weifu Wang, Alberto Quattrini Li, Devin J. Balkcom
2021	—	`conf`	Falling Into Place: Drop Assembly of Interlocking Puzzles. Robotics: Science and Systems Amy Sniffen, Zezhou Sun, Samuel E. Lensgraf, Emily Whiting, Alberto Quattrini Li, Devin J. Balkcom
2021	J	`jnl`	Interlocking Block Assembly With Robots. IEEE Trans Autom. Sci. Eng. Yinan Zhang, Yotto Koga, Devin J. Balkcom
2021	J	`jnl`	Soft Lattice Modules that Behave Independently and Collectively. CoRR Luyang Zhao, Yijia Wu, Julien Blanchet, Maxine Perroni-Scharf, Xiaonan Huang, Joran W. Booth, Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio, Devin J. Balkcom
2020	A	`conf`	PLRC*: A piecewise linear regression complex for approximating optimal robot motion. IROS Luyang Zhao, Josiah Putman, Weifu Wang, Devin J. Balkcom
2020	J	`jnl`	Piecewise linear regressions for approximating distance metrics. CoRR Josiah Putman, Lisa Oh, Luyang Zhao, Evan Honnold, Galen Brown, Weifu Wang, Devin J. Balkcom
2020	A*	`conf`	PuzzleFlex: kinematic motion of chains with loose joints. ICRA Samuel Lensgraf, Karim Itani, Yinan Zhang, Zezhou Sun, Yijia Wu, Alberto Quattrini Li, Bo Zhu, Emily Whiting, Weifu Wang, Devin J. Balkcom
2020	J	`jnl`	Teaching American Sign Language in Mixed Reality. Proc. ACM Interact. Mob. Wearable Ubiquitous Technol. Qijia Shao, Amy Sniffen, Julien Blanchet, Megan E. Hillis, Xinyu Shi, Themistoklis K. Haris, Jason Liu, Jason Lamberton, Melissa Malzkuhn, Lorna C. Quandt, James Mahoney, David J. M. Kraemer, Xia Zhou, Devin J. Balkcom
2019	—	`conf`	LLDM: Locally linear distance maps for robot motion planning: Extended Abstract. MRS Josiah Putman, Lisa Oh, Luyang Zhao, Evan Honnold, Galen Brown, Weifu Wang, Devin J. Balkcom
2019	J	`jnl`	PuzzleFlex: kinematic motion of chains with loose joints. CoRR Samuel Lensgraf, Karim Itani, Yinan Zhang, Zezhou Sun, Yijia Wu, Alberto Quattrini Li, Bo Zhu, Emily Whiting, Weifu Wang, Devin J. Balkcom
2019	J	`jnl`	Reconstructing Human Joint Motion with Computational Fabrics. Proc. ACM Interact. Mob. Wearable Ubiquitous Technol. Ruibo Liu, Qijia Shao, Siqi Wang, Christina Ru, Devin J. Balkcom, Xia Zhou
2019	J	`jnl`	Towards Physically Safe Reinforcement Learning under Supervision. CoRR Yinan Zhang, Devin J. Balkcom, Haoxiang Li
2018	J	`jnl`	Assembling and Disassembling Planar Structures With Divisible and Atomic Components. IEEE Trans Autom. Sci. Eng. Yinan Zhang, Emily Whiting, Devin J. Balkcom
2018	C	`conf`	Interlocking Block Assembly. WAFR Yinan Zhang, Devin J. Balkcom
2018	J	`jnl`	Knot grasping, folding, and re-grasping. Int. J. Robotics Res. Weifu Wang, Devin J. Balkcom
2018	A*	`conf`	The Dubins Car and Other Arm-Like Mobile Robots. ICRA Devin J. Balkcom, Andrei A. Furtuna, Weifu Wang
2018	C	`conf`	Time-Optimal Motion of Spatial Dubins Systems. WAFR Weifu Wang, Devin J. Balkcom
2017	A	`conf`	A tactile shirt for teaching human motion tasks. IROS Paritosh A. Kavathekar, Devin J. Balkcom
2017	A	`conf`	Rearranging agents in a small space using global controls. IROS Yinan Zhang, Xiaolei Chen, Hang Qi, Devin J. Balkcom
2016	C	`conf`	Assembling and Disassembling Planar Structures with Divisible and Atomic Components. WAFR Yinan Zhang, Emily Whiting, Devin J. Balkcom
2016	A*	`conf`	Grasping and folding knots. ICRA Weifu Wang, Devin J. Balkcom
2016	A	`conf`	Interlocking structure assembly with voxels. IROS Yinan Zhang, Devin J. Balkcom
2016	J	`jnl`	Optimal trajectories for kinematic planar rigid bodies with switching costs. Int. J. Robotics Res. Yu-Han Lyu, Devin J. Balkcom
2016	C	`conf`	Re-configuring Knots to Simplify Manipulation. WAFR Weifu Wang, Devin J. Balkcom
2016	A*	`conf`	Tying knot precisely. ICRA Weifu Wang, Devin J. Balkcom
2016	J	`jnl`	k-Survivability: Diversity and Survival of Expendable Robots. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. Yu-Han Lyu, Yining Chen, Devin J. Balkcom
2015	J	`jnl`	A fast online spanner for roadmap construction. Int. J. Robotics Res. Weifu Wang, Devin J. Balkcom, Amit Chakrabarti
2015	A*	`conf`	An online method for tight-tolerance insertion tasks for string and rope. ICRA Weifu Wang, Dmitry Berenson, Devin J. Balkcom
2015	A	`conf`	Metric cells: Towards complete search for optimal trajectories. IROS Devin J. Balkcom, Ajay Kannan, Yu-Han Lyu, Weifu Wang, Yinan Zhang
2015	J	`jnl`	Towards Arranging and Tightening Knots and Unknots With Fixtures. IEEE Trans Autom. Sci. Eng. Weifu Wang, Matthew P. Bell, Devin J. Balkcom
2014	J	`jnl`	Knot-tying with four-piece fixtures. Int. J. Robotics Res. Matthew P. Bell, Weifu Wang, Jordan Kunzika, Devin J. Balkcom
2014	C	`conf`	Optimal Trajectories for Planar Rigid Bodies with Switching Costs. WAFR Yu-Han Lyu, Devin J. Balkcom
2014	A*	`conf`	The bench mover's problem: Minimum-time trajectories, with cost for switching between controls. ICRA Yu-Han Lyu, Andrei A. Furtuna, Weifu Wang, Devin J. Balkcom
2014	C	`conf`	Towards Arranging and Tightening Knots and Unknots with Fixtures. WAFR Weifu Wang, Matthew P. Bell, Devin J. Balkcom
2013	A	`conf`	A fast streaming spanner algorithm for incrementally constructing sparse roadmaps. IROS Weifu Wang, Devin J. Balkcom, Amit Chakrabarti
2013	A*	`conf`	Rigid 2D space-filling folds of unbroken linear chains. ICRA Zhong Li, Devin J. Balkcom, Aaron M. Dollar
2013	—	`conf`	Structure and geometry of minimum-time trajectories for planar rigid bodies. Allerton Andrei A. Furtuna, Weifu Wang, Yu-Han Lyu, Devin J. Balkcom
2012	A*	`conf`	Analytical time-optimal trajectories for an omni-directional vehicle. ICRA Weifu Wang, Devin J. Balkcom
2012	C	`conf`	Sampling Extremal Trajectories for Planar Rigid Bodies. WAFR Weifu Wang, Devin J. Balkcom
2011	A	`conf`	Minimum-time trajectories for kinematic mobile robots and other planar rigid bodies with finite control sets. IROS Andrei A. Furtuna, Wenyu Lu, Weifu Wang, Devin J. Balkcom
2010	J	`jnl`	Characterizing the Space of interatomic Distance Distribution Functions Consistent with Solution Scattering Data. J. Bioinform. Comput. Biol. Paritosh A. Kavathekar, Bruce A. Craig, Alan M. Friedman, Chris Bailey-Kellogg, Devin J. Balkcom
2010	J	`jnl`	Generalizing Dubins Curves: Minimum-time Sequences of Body-fixed Rotations and Translations in the Plane. Int. J. Robotics Res. Andrei A. Furtuna, Devin J. Balkcom
2010	J	`jnl`	Grasping Non-stretchable Cloth Polygons. Int. J. Robotics Res. Matthew P. Bell, Devin J. Balkcom
2009	J	`jnl`	Minimum Wheel-Rotation Paths for Differential-Drive Mobile Robots. Int. J. Robotics Res. Hamid Reza Chitsaz, Steven M. LaValle, Devin J. Balkcom, Matthew T. Mason
2008	A*	`conf`	Generalizing the dubins and reeds-shepp cars: Fastest paths for bounded-velocity mobile robots. ICRA Andrei A. Furtuna, Devin J. Balkcom, Hamid Reza Chitsaz, Paritosh A. Kavathekar
2008	A*	`conf`	Knot tying with single piece fixtures. ICRA Matthew P. Bell, Devin J. Balkcom
2008	J	`jnl`	Robotic origami folding. Int. J. Robotics Res. Devin J. Balkcom, Matthew T. Mason
2006	A	`conf`	Computation reuse for rigid-body dynamics. IROS Anne Loomis, Devin J. Balkcom
2006	A*	`conf`	Minimum Wheel-rotation Paths for Differential-drive Mobile Robots. ICRA Hamid Reza Chitsaz, Steven M. LaValle, Devin J. Balkcom, Matthew T. Mason
2006	C	`conf`	The Minimum-Time Trajectories for an Omni-Directional Vehicle. WAFR Devin J. Balkcom, Paritosh A. Kavathekar, Matthew T. Mason
2006	J	`jnl`	Time-optimal Trajectories for an Omni-directional Vehicle. Int. J. Robotics Res. Devin J. Balkcom, Paritosh A. Kavathekar, Matthew T. Mason
2004	A*	`conf`	Introducing Robotic Origami Folding. ICRA Devin J. Balkcom, Matthew T. Mason
2002	A*	`conf`	A Sensorless Insertion Strategy for Rigid Planar Parts. ICRA Devin J. Balkcom, E. J. Gottlieb, Jeffrey C. Trinkle
2002	A*	`conf`	Computing Wrench Cones for Planar Contact Tasks. ICRA Devin J. Balkcom, Jeffrey C. Trinkle, E. J. Gottlieb
2002	J	`jnl`	Computing Wrench Cones for Planar Rigid Body Contact Tasks. Int. J. Robotics Res. Devin J. Balkcom, Jeffrey C. Trinkle
2002	A*	`conf`	Extremal Trajectories for Bounded Velocity Mobile Robots. ICRA Devin J. Balkcom, Matthew T. Mason
2002	J	`jnl`	Time Optimal Trajectories for Bounded Velocity Differential Drive Vehicles. Int. J. Robotics Res. Devin J. Balkcom, Matthew T. Mason
2000	A*	`conf`	Extremal Trajectories for Bounded Velocity Differential Drive Robots. ICRA Devin J. Balkcom, Matthew T. Mason
2000	A*	`conf`	Time Optimal Trajectories for Bounded Velocity Differential Drive Robots. ICRA Devin J. Balkcom, Matthew T. Mason