Research

My research has been focused on developing the mechanisms necessary to make sub-millimeter robots a reality. I have been doing this research at Carnegie Mellon University as part of the Claytronics project and in partnership with Intel Research Pittsburgh on the Dynamic Physical Rendering (DPR) project; which is exploring how to make and use programmable matter. Similar to how audio and video technologies capture and reproduce sound and moving images, respectively, we are investigating ways to create a physical artifact using programmable matter that will eventually be able to mimic the original object’s shape, movement, visual appearance, sound, and tactile qualities.


My PhD advisors are Seth C. Goldstein and David S. Ricketts.

 

Mustafa Emre Karagozler

Ph.D. candidate

Carnegie Mellon University

Electrical & Computer Engineering

5000 Forbes Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA, 15232

 

Publications

[1] S. C. Goldstein, T. C. Mowry, J. D. Campbell, M. P. Ashley-Rollman, M. De Rosa, S. Funiak, J. F. Hoburg, M. E. Karagozler, B. Kirby, P. Lee, P. Pillai, J. R. Reid, D. D. Stancil, M. P. Weller, “Beyond Audio and Video: Using Claytronics to Enable Pario.”, AI Magazine, to appear June 2009.


[2] M. E. Karagozler, S. C. Goldstein, and J. R. Reid, “Stress-driven Mems Assembly + electrostatic forces = 1mm Diameter Robot.”, In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) ’09, Under Review.


[3] M. P. Weller, M. E. Karagozler, B. Kirby, J. D. Campbell, and S. C. Goldstein, “Movement Primitives for an Orthogonal Prismatic Closed-Lattice-Constrained Self-Reconfiguring Module”, Workshop on Self-Reconfiguring Modular Robotics at the IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) ’07, October 2007.


[4] M. E. Karagozler, J. D. Campbell, G. K. Fedder, S. C. Goldstein, M. P. Weller, and B. W. Yoon, “Electrostatic Latching for Inter-module Adhesion, Power Transfer, and Communication

in Modular Robots”, In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) ’07, October 2007.


[5] M. E. Karagozler, “Harnessing Capacitance for Inter-Robot Latching, Communication, and Power Transfer”, MSc Report, Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, May 2007.


[6] M. E. Karagozler, B. Kirby, W.J. Lee, E. Marinelli, T. C. Ng, M. P. Weller, and S. C. Goldstein, “Ultralight Modular Robotic Building blocks for the Rapid Deployment of Planetary Outposts”, Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) Forum 2006”, May 2006.


[7] M. E. Karagozler, E. Cheung, J. Kwon and M. Sitti, “Miniature Endoscopic Capsule Robot using Biomimetic Micro-Patterned Adhesives”, IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, February 2006.


[8] E. Cheung, M. E. Karagozler, S. Park, B. Kim and M. Sitti, “A New Endoscopic Microcapsule Robot Using Beetle Inspired Microfibrillar Adhesives”, IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, July 2005.