Research
Brett started the lab with Dr. Hill in 2022 and did research in tensegrity robotics. While here, he developed various custom applications for tensegrity systems, including doing research into movable-mass tensegrity robots, state estimation on a tensegrity robot, and shock optimization using a surrogate tensegrity model. While here, we worked as a software engineer with Lockheed Martin and currently is pursuing an MBA at the Marriot school of Business.
Publications
Layer, B., Brown, A., & Hill, J. R. (2026). Using an Accelerometer for State Estimation on an Icosahedral Tensegrity Structure. Machines, 14(2), 212. https://doi.org/10.3390/machines14020212
Layer BD, Denning H, Hill JR. Control and locomotion of tensegrity robots through manipulation of the center of mass. Robotica. 2024;42(9):2885-2907. doi:10.1017/S0263574724001139