Polymander II: an amphibious salamander-inspired robot with contact and flow sensors

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2605.24465v2
• Date: Tue, 26 May 2026 15:10:19 GMT
• Title: Polymander II: an amphibious salamander-inspired robot with contact and flow sensors
• Abstract summary: We present a solution that uses Hall-effect sensors to sense foot contact forces and lateral hydrodynamic forces on an amphibious robot.<n>With two bus lines, the robot can simultaneously acquire this exteroceptive information at more than 500 Hz and proprioceptive information, such as joint positions and loads, at 100 Hz.<n>Our tests demonstrate the robot's capabilities in traversing amphibious environments and its potential in using feedback control for more complex locomotion tasks.
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• Abstract: Robots benefit from sensory information to coordinate body movement, gain robustness against perturbations, and transition between different modes to adapt to various terrains. However, few amphibious robots can sense interactions with both terrestrial and aquatic environments. In this paper, we present a solution that uses Hall-effect sensors to sense foot contact forces and lateral hydrodynamic forces on a salamander-inspired amphibious robot. With two bus lines, the robot can simultaneously acquire this exteroceptive information at more than 500 Hz and proprioceptive information, such as joint positions and loads, at 100 Hz. The Hall-effect sensors used are compact, making them suitable for embedding in multiple positions within a robot, and exhibit high sensitivity to small forces. Moreover, because the sensor can be positioned separately from the measured object, waterproofing can be implemented with relative ease. Our tests demonstrate the robot's capabilities in traversing amphibious environments and its potential in using feedback control for more complex locomotion tasks.

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