arXiv AI By Yishuai Cai, Xinglin Chen, Yunxin Mao, Kun Hu, Yaodong Yang, Yuanpei Chen, Wenjing Yang, Ji Wang, Minglong Li

CABTO: Context-Aware Behavior Tree Grounding for Robot Manipulation

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arXiv:2603. 16809v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Behavior Trees (BTs) offer a powerful paradigm for designing modular and reactive robot controllers.

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