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3285 storiesFirst Plan Then Evaluate: Multi-Target Planning with Post-Planning Success Evaluation Improves Learning-Based Grasping Pipelines
arXiv:2509.07162v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Autonomous multi-finger grasping is a fundamental capability in robotic manipulation. Optimization-based app…
OrchardBench: A Physically-Grounded, GPU-Parallel Apple-Orchard Simulation Benchmark for Agricultural Robotics
arXiv:2607.06337v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Robotic tree-fruit harvesting is a flagship problem for agricultural automation, but progress is bottlenecked by…
A Four-Tier Communication Architecture and Sim-to-Real Validation of a Graphical Open-Source Platform for Robotic Engineering Education
arXiv:2606.00550v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: The persistent challenge in scaling authentic manipulator education within university laboratories is …
Lift3D-VLA: Lifting VLA Models to 3D Geometry and Dynamics-Aware Manipulation
arXiv:2607.06564v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Recently, Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models have demonstrated strong generalization across diverse tasks. Howe…
RynnWorld-4D: 4D Embodied World Models for Robotic Manipulation
arXiv:2607.06559v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Robotic manipulation in the open world requires not only recognizing what a scene looks like, but also anticipat…
ThorArena: Benchmarking Humanoid Physical Interaction with Human Motion-Force Demonstrations
arXiv:2607.06052v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Humanoid robots are increasingly expected to perform contact-rich tasks that require not only accurate whole-bod…
WristMimic: Full-Body Humanoid Control with Wrist-Guided Manipulation
arXiv:2607.06438v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Retargeting human object interaction demonstrations to physics based simulation requires reproducing not only bo…
RoboTALES: Learning Reasoning-Guided Robot Policies via Task-Aligned Simulated Futures
arXiv:2607.06018v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Pretrained video generative models are promising backbones for visuomotor control, but their imagined futures of…
RoboVAST: Automated Scenario-Based Validation of Robots at Scale
arXiv:2607.06248v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Validation of robotic systems critically depends on the operating conditions under which they are assessed. Scen…
Intercepting an Agile Target with Net-Carrying Drones using Competitive Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning
arXiv:2607.05939v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: This article presents a solution to intercept an agile drone by a team of agile drone carrying catching nets. We…
Driving the Wrong Way: Leveraging Interpretability in End2End Autonomous Driving Models
arXiv:2607.06328v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The increasing adoption of end-to-end learning for autonomous driving introduces increased model complexity an…
DexTele: A Dual-Arm Dexterous Teleoperation System Based on Motion Retargeting and Adaptive Force Control
arXiv:2607.05883v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: In dual-arm dexterous teleoperation, cross-platform generalization of motion retargeting and interactivity of gr…
EgoVerse: An Egocentric Human Dataset for Robot Learning from Around the World
arXiv:2604.07607v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Robot learning increasingly depends on large and diverse data, yet robot data collection remains expensive a…
Passive Variable Impedance For Shared Control
arXiv:2604.20557v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Shared Control methods often use impedance control to track target poses in a robotic manipulator. The guida…
Towards Real-World Applications with an Autonomous Powered Wheelchair
arXiv:2607.06383v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Wheelchair users call for assistive mobility systems that provide active support, adapt to dynamic environments,…
HANDFUL: Sequential Grasp-Conditioned Dexterous Manipulation with Resource Awareness
arXiv:2604.25126v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Dexterous robot hands offer rich opportunities for multifunctional manipulation, where a robot must execute …
LIPP: Load-Aware Informative Path Planning with Physical Sampling
arXiv:2603.06924v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: In classical Informative Path Planning (C-IPP), robots are typically modeled as mobile sensors that acquire …
Efficient Transfer Learning of Robot Dynamic Models Using Morphological Similarity
arXiv:2607.05665v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: This study proposes a neural network-based transfer learning framework for modeling the dynamics of soft, fin-ac…
Embodied Human-Robot Interaction via Acoustics: A MARL Approach with AcoustoBots for Spatial Data Physicalization
arXiv:2607.06563v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Traditional data physicalization is often static and disconnected from real environments, limiting its ability t…
Responsible Personalisation: The Double-Edged Sword of Personalisation in Human-Robot Interaction
arXiv:2607.06344v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: While personalisation is becoming a defining capability in human-robot interaction (HRI), the existing literatur…
GraspIT: A Dataset Bridging the Sim-to-Real gap and back for Validated Grasping SE(3) Pose Generation
arXiv:2607.05869v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Robust robotic grasping of novel objects requires datasets that simultaneously provide photorealistic RGB-D obse…
From Passive Observer to Active Critic: Reinforcement Learning Elicits Process Reasoning for Robotic Manipulation
arXiv:2603.15600v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Accurate process supervision remains a critical challenge for long-horizon robotic manipulation. A primary b…
EgoDyn-Bench: Evaluating Ego-Motion Understanding in Vision-Centric Foundation Models for Autonomous Driving
arXiv:2604.22851v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: While Vision-Language Models (VLMs) have advanced high-level reasoning in autonomous driving, their ab…
Do Robots Really Need Anthropomorphic Hands? A Comparison of Human and Robotic Hands
arXiv:2508.05415v4 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Human manipulation skills represent a pinnacle of voluntary motor functions, requiring the coordination of m…
TRIG: Trajectory-Rig Decoupled Metric Geometry Learning
arXiv:2607.05801v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Vision-centric autonomous driving requires accurate metric geometry and ego-motion estimation from synchronize…
SIEVE: Structure-Aware Data Selection for Imitation Learning with VLA Models
arXiv:2607.06442v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models are typically trained by imitation learning on large-scale robot demonstrati…
Physics-Regularized Machine Learning for Proprioceptive Vehicle Localization Using Onboard Sensors
arXiv:2607.05663v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Accurate and robust localization is essential for autonomous mobility systems in real-world environments. While …
Optimal Transport Q-Learning for Flow Policy Steering and Acceleration
arXiv:2607.06262v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Diffusion and flow policies have recently demonstrated remarkable performance in robotic applications by accurat…
Co-STAR: Cognitive Stimulation Therapy by an Autonomous Robot for Dementia -- A One-Week In-Home Study
arXiv:2607.05709v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Cognitive therapies have been shown to enhance the quality of life and well-being of people living with dementia…
ABB Robotics includes vSLAM navigation in F712 autonomous forklift
The Flexley Stacy F712 forklift uses vision to navigate, works with other robots, and complies with safety standards, says ABB Robotics. The post ABB Robotics i…