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260 storiesArbitrary-Order Hermite Interpolation of Rigid-Motion Jets via Hyper-Multidual Quaternions
arXiv:2608.27000v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We study bilateral interpolation of finite-order rigid-motion jets represented by unit dual quaternions. An orde…
Beyond the Proving Ground: Independent Public-Road Testing of Assisted Lane Change Systems using LiDAR
arXiv:2608.26669v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Testing of commercial Advanced Driver Assistance Systems is essential to ensure safety and compliance during typ…
Rapid On-Robot Learning for Dynamic Manipulation Skills: Robot Juggling
arXiv:2608.26800v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We present an online learning framework that enables a bimanual robot to acquire diverse juggling patterns direc…
Low-Resolution Perception for Robotic Packing
arXiv:2608.25874v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: This work tackles the problem of scalable perception for robotic packing with low-cost, low-resolution depth sen…
Tutorial on Aided Inertial Navigation Systems: A Modern Treatment Using Lie-Group Theoretical Methods
arXiv:2603.07143v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: This tutorial presents a control-oriented introduction to aided inertial navigation systems using a Lie-grou…
Gatik brings in $200M to continue expanding autonomous trucking operations
Gatik said the funding will help it expand its model built around high-frequency regional routes connecting distribution centers and stores. The post Gatik brin…
X-MULTI: VLM-based Imaging Factor Disentanglement for Factor-Aware Image Synthesis
arXiv:2608.24563v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Imaging factor disentanglement in text-to-image generation aims to independently control image acquisition pro…
Vision-Language-Action Safety: Threats, Challenges, Evaluations, and Mechanisms
arXiv:2604.23775v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models are emerging as a unified substrate for embodied intelligence. This shif…
Evaluating Human and LLM-Generated Thematic Analysis in HRI for Vulnerable Populations: A Comparative and Ethical Analysis
arXiv:2608.21420v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Thematic analysis (TA) has long been regarded as an inherently human, reflexive, and interpretive process. Howev…
CIDER: Continual Interactive Distillation for Embodied Reinforcement Learning
arXiv:2608.21899v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Human-in-the-loop real-world reinforcement learning enables rapid acquisition of effective robotic manipulation …
Free-Energy-Gated Plasticity for Real-Time Online Motor Learning in Physical Human--Robot Interaction
arXiv:2608.23000v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Fully online embodied learning requires synaptic adaptation to acquire new behaviors while preserving previously…
RoboRacer Arena: Scaling High-Fidelity Autonomous Racing in Isaac Sim
arXiv:2608.23040v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: RoboRacer offers a standardized platform for research using 1:10-scale autonomous vehicles, but the variety of a…
XPeng Motors humanoid robot unit Dogotix raises $900M
Dogotix, the humanoid unit of XPeng Motors, has attained a valuation of $6.3 billion as it plans to produce robots at scale. The post XPeng Motors humanoid robo…
Mining beyond Earth with Space Robots: Exploration, Sampling, and Extraction
arXiv:2608.21358v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Space resource acquisition and utilization, commonly referred to as Space Mining, represent critical pathways fo…
ViTacPhys: Physical Property-Aware Grasping from Human Visual-Tactile Demonstrations
arXiv:2608.21355v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Recent vision-based action models have demonstrated strong capabilities in complex manipulation, but they rarely…
TaPeR: Probabilistic Recovery of Sparse Task Precedence Graphs from a Handful of Demonstrations
arXiv:2608.21035v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Long-horizon manipulation tasks are often only partially ordered. For example, when assembling an electronic dev…
Hybrid Roller-Jamming Gripper for Object Acquisition and Retention Under Pose Uncertainty
arXiv:2608.20962v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: In household manipulation, pose uncertainty often results in off-centre or partial initial contact, making relia…
Multi-Tool Robotics Enables In-Situ Sample Manipulation for Time-Resolved Synchrotron Measurements
arXiv:2608.19280v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The high photon flux at synchrotron beamlines allows for the measurement of fast dynamical processes. However,…
DiffDef: A Diffusion Model for Generating Multimodal Goal Shapes From Demonstrations for Deformable Object Manipulation
arXiv:2506.18779v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Deformable object manipulation is a key capability in many robotic applications. A promising paradigm for th…
UAV-Based Infrastructure Inspections: A Literature Review and Proposed Framework for AEC+FM
arXiv:2601.11665v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are transforming infrastructure inspections in the Architecture, Engin…
Reconstruction of continuum robots by marker-free shape registration of image data using a kinematic model
arXiv:2405.15336v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Continuum robots are slender, flexible manipulators that navigate confined, curved workspaces and are gainin…
Pudu Robotics launches new MP2000 autonomous forklift
Pudu Robotics has launched the MP2000, an AI-native autonomous robot designed to transport 2,000 kg loads across complex warehouse environments. The post Pudu R…
Optimal control of a swimming robot based on Purcell's microswimmer model
arXiv:2608.17455v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Purcell's swimmer is a well-known planar model of a swimming microorganism, governed by low Reynolds number hy…
tinyDSM: A Framework for Skill Modeling and Development for Resource-Constrained Millirobots
arXiv:2608.17596v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: In this study, we investigate developmental mechanisms that enable small, resource-constrained systems such as c…
FORT Robotics to take safety stack public via SPAC merger
FORT Robotics said it expects valuation of more than $500 million as it lists on Nasdaq with plans to accelerate safety software development. The post FORT Robo…
Unichem acquires Loomia to accelerate entry into the humanoid ‘skin’ market
Automotive suppliers Unichem and R&Y are working with Loomia to develop tactile sensors for automotive and robotics applications. The post Unichem acquires…
Morphology-Conditioned World Model for Cross-Embodiment Quadrupedal Locomotion
arXiv:2604.08780v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: World models promise a paradigm shift in robotics, where an agent learns the physics of its environment once…
I-Perceive: A Foundation Model for Active Perception with Language Instructions
arXiv:2603.00600v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Active perception - the ability of a robot to proactively select viewpoints to acquire task-relevant informa…
MiDAS: A Multimodal Data Acquisition System and Dataset for Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery
arXiv:2602.12407v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Background: Robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery (RMIS) research increasingly relies on multimodal data…
Neurosymbolic Embodied Agents
arXiv:2608.16794v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Language and vision-language models generate plausible embodied plans but do not guarantee executability, as the…