Enhancing dexterity in robotic manipulation via hierarchical contact exploration

X Cheng, S Patil, Z Temel, O Kroemer… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Planning robot dexterity is challenging due to the non-smoothness introduced by contacts,
intricate fine motions, and ever-changing scenarios. We present a hierarchical planning …

Arraybot: Reinforcement learning for generalizable distributed manipulation through touch

Z Xue, H Zhang, J Cheng, Z He, Y Ju… - … on Robotics and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present ArrayBot, a distributed manipulation system consisting of a 16× 16 array of
vertically sliding pillars integrated with tactile sensors. Functionally, ArrayBot is designed to …