{
  "name": "Robotics Research Pulse",
  "edition": "2026-07-10",
  "window": {
    "start": "2026-06-10",
    "end": "2026-07-09",
    "days": 30
  },
  "papers_aggregated": 1732,
  "sample": "arXiv cs.RO via our aggregation pipeline",
  "methodology": "Whole-word/phrase regex matching over arXiv cs.RO paper titles as aggregated by our pipeline (patterns published on the page). Sample = our capture in the window, not an exhaustive census; topics are non-exclusive.",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "https://robos.news/robotics-research-pulse/",
  "weekly_volume": [
    {
      "week_start": "2026-06-08",
      "n": 166
    },
    {
      "week_start": "2026-06-15",
      "n": 500
    },
    {
      "week_start": "2026-06-22",
      "n": 232
    },
    {
      "week_start": "2026-06-29",
      "n": 470
    },
    {
      "week_start": "2026-07-06",
      "n": 364
    }
  ],
  "rows": [
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      "rank": 1,
      "topic": "Manipulation & grasping",
      "papers": 243,
      "share_pct": 14,
      "pattern": "manipulat|grasp",
      "window_start": "2026-06-10",
      "window_end": "2026-07-09"
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "topic": "LLMs / VLMs / language models",
      "papers": 230,
      "share_pct": 13.3,
      "pattern": "language model|\\mLLM|\\mVLM|vision-language|\\mVLA\\M",
      "window_start": "2026-06-10",
      "window_end": "2026-07-09"
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "topic": "Navigation & path planning",
      "papers": 164,
      "share_pct": 9.5,
      "pattern": "navigat|path plan|motion plan",
      "window_start": "2026-06-10",
      "window_end": "2026-07-09"
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "topic": "Reinforcement learning",
      "papers": 105,
      "share_pct": 6.1,
      "pattern": "reinforcement learning|\\mRL\\M",
      "window_start": "2026-06-10",
      "window_end": "2026-07-09"
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "topic": "Sim-to-real & simulation",
      "papers": 83,
      "share_pct": 4.8,
      "pattern": "sim-to-real|sim2real|simulat",
      "window_start": "2026-06-10",
      "window_end": "2026-07-09"
    },
    {
      "rank": 6,
      "topic": "Multi-robot & swarms",
      "papers": 76,
      "share_pct": 4.4,
      "pattern": "multi-robot|multi-agent|swarm",
      "window_start": "2026-06-10",
      "window_end": "2026-07-09"
    },
    {
      "rank": 7,
      "topic": "Aerial robots & UAVs",
      "papers": 73,
      "share_pct": 4.2,
      "pattern": "\\mUAV|\\mdrone|aerial",
      "window_start": "2026-06-10",
      "window_end": "2026-07-09"
    },
    {
      "rank": 8,
      "topic": "SLAM & localization",
      "papers": 70,
      "share_pct": 4,
      "pattern": "\\mSLAM\\M|localization|mapping",
      "window_start": "2026-06-10",
      "window_end": "2026-07-09"
    },
    {
      "rank": 9,
      "topic": "Humanoid robots",
      "papers": 61,
      "share_pct": 3.5,
      "pattern": "humanoid",
      "window_start": "2026-06-10",
      "window_end": "2026-07-09"
    },
    {
      "rank": 10,
      "topic": "Tactile & force sensing",
      "papers": 57,
      "share_pct": 3.3,
      "pattern": "tactile|force sensing|haptic",
      "window_start": "2026-06-10",
      "window_end": "2026-07-09"
    },
    {
      "rank": 11,
      "topic": "Legged locomotion & quadrupeds",
      "papers": 53,
      "share_pct": 3.1,
      "pattern": "legged|locomotion|quadruped|biped",
      "window_start": "2026-06-10",
      "window_end": "2026-07-09"
    },
    {
      "rank": 12,
      "topic": "Autonomous driving",
      "papers": 51,
      "share_pct": 2.9,
      "pattern": "autonomous driving|self-driving|autonomous vehicle",
      "window_start": "2026-06-10",
      "window_end": "2026-07-09"
    },
    {
      "rank": 13,
      "topic": "Diffusion models",
      "papers": 41,
      "share_pct": 2.4,
      "pattern": "diffusion",
      "window_start": "2026-06-10",
      "window_end": "2026-07-09"
    },
    {
      "rank": 14,
      "topic": "Imitation & demonstration learning",
      "papers": 21,
      "share_pct": 1.2,
      "pattern": "imitation learning|learning from demonstration",
      "window_start": "2026-06-10",
      "window_end": "2026-07-09"
    },
    {
      "rank": 15,
      "topic": "Underwater & marine robots",
      "papers": 18,
      "share_pct": 1,
      "pattern": "underwater|marine|\\mAUV\\M",
      "window_start": "2026-06-10",
      "window_end": "2026-07-09"
    },
    {
      "rank": 16,
      "topic": "Soft robotics",
      "papers": 12,
      "share_pct": 0.7,
      "pattern": "soft robot",
      "window_start": "2026-06-10",
      "window_end": "2026-07-09"
    },
    {
      "rank": 17,
      "topic": "Teleoperation",
      "papers": 12,
      "share_pct": 0.7,
      "pattern": "teleoperat",
      "window_start": "2026-06-10",
      "window_end": "2026-07-09"
    },
    {
      "rank": 18,
      "topic": "Surgical & medical robots",
      "papers": 11,
      "share_pct": 0.6,
      "pattern": "surgic|medical robot|rehabilitat",
      "window_start": "2026-06-10",
      "window_end": "2026-07-09"
    }
  ]
}