In logistics automation, precise segmentation of unseen objects is crucial for efficient robotic manipulation in cluttered environments. Tasks such as bin-picking and shelf-picking require robust perception to handle occlusions, varying object shapes, and complex spatial arrangements.
arXiv:2607. 17754v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: In logistics automation, precise segmentation of unseen objects is crucial for efficient robotic manipulation in cluttered environments.
By Yesol Park, Hye-Jung Yoon, Juno Kim, Byoung-Tak Zhang
arXiv:2603. 07866v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Offshore inspection and maintenance have increasingly been using legged robots for routine sensing, yet many useful interventions still require physical interaction with tools, containers, and task-relevant objects.
By Dilermando Almeida, Juliano Negri, Guilherme Lazzarini, Thiago H. Segreto, Ranulfo Bezerra, Gustavo J. G. Lahr, Ricardo V. Godoy, Marcelo Becker
arXiv:2604. 04690v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Bin picking in real industrial environments remains challenging due to severe clutter, occlusions, and the high cost of traditional 3D sensing setups.
By Alessandro Tarsi, Matteo Mastrogiuseppe, Saverio Taliani, Simone Cortinovis, Ugo Pattacini
arXiv:2608. 00946v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Existing 6-DoF grasp detectors typically rank grasp candidates by detector confidence.
By Jibao Yuan, Yuhui Zhao, Yinzhen Lv, Chao Xu, Shun Li, Chenxi Deng, Shaofei Chen
arXiv:2606. 17054v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Humans can grasp objects effortlessly, whereas multi-fingered robots are far from this level of generality.
By Kevin Yuanbo Wu, Tianxing Zhou, Isaac Tu, Billy Yan, Irmak Guzey, David Fouhey, Dandan Shan, Lerrel Pinto
In recent years, there has been growing interest in robust robotic systems for precise bin-picking applications. To achieve reliable performance, such systems must address errors arising from both the object pose estimation and the grasping process.
arXiv:2605. 31286v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Real-world household robots require Vision-Language-Action (VLA) foundation models that can acquire reusable manipulation skills across diverse objects, task conditions, and household environments.
By Taiyi Su, Jian Zhu, Tianjian Wang, Youzhang He, Zitai Huang, Jianjun Zhang, Chong Ma, Hanyang Wang, Tianjiao Zhang, Munan Yin, Weihao Ding, Yi Xu
arXiv:2508. 08748v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Robotic pick-and-place tasks in convenience stores pose challenges due to dense object arrangements, occlusions, and variations in object properties such as color, shape, size, and texture.
By Muhammad A. Muttaqien, Tomohiro Motoda, Ryo Hanai, Yukiyasu Domae
arXiv:2606. 12910v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: For robotics to be effectively integrated into household or industrial environments, machines must adapt to natural-language prompts in real time.
By Allison Andreyev, Landon Eum, Nestor Tiglao, Romel Gomez
arXiv:2607. 14341v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Robust robotic grasping remains a fundamental challenge for complex real-world applications.
By Hanyi Zhang, Khang Nguyen, Charith Munasinghe, Basu Hela, Tianyu Li, Zihong Luo, Hoan Nguyen, Hans Wernher van de Venn, Yalin Zheng, Ravi Prakash, Tung D. Ta, Anh Nguyen, Baoru Huang
arXiv:2510. 06277v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Goal-conditioned reinforcement learning (GCRL) offers a unified way to pursue diverse tasks, yet most existing methods rely on state- or position-based goal representations that are unavailable in real-world robotics.
By Fahim Shahriar, Cheryl Wang, Alireza Azimi, Gautham Vasan, Hany Hamed, Abhishek Naik, A. Rupam Mahmood, Colin Bellinger