Algorithms and systems for manipulating multiple objects

Z Pan, A Zeng, Y Li, J Yu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robot manipulation of multiple objects is an important topic for applications including
warehouse automation, service robots performing cleaning, and large-scale object sorting …

Dipn: Deep interaction prediction network with application to clutter removal

B Huang, SD Han, A Boularias… - 2021 IEEE International …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a Deep Interaction Prediction Network (DIPN) for learning to predict complex
interactions that ensue as a robot end-effector pushes multiple objects, whose physical …

Persistent homology for effective non-prehensile manipulation

ER Vieira, D Nakhimovich, K Gao… - … on Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work explores the use of topological tools for achieving effective non-prehensile
manipulation in cluttered, constrained workspaces. In particular, it proposes the use of …

Scene mover: Automatic move planning for scene arrangement by deep reinforcement learning

H Wang, W Liang, LF Yu - ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG), 2020 - dl.acm.org
We propose a novel approach for automatically generating a move plan for scene
arrangement. 1 Given a scene like an apartment with many furniture objects, to transform its …

[PDF][PDF] 一种基于生成对抗网络与模型泛化的机器人推抓技能学习方法

吴培良, 刘瑞军, 李瑶, 陈雯柏, 高国伟 - 仪器仪表学报, 2023 - femt.cnjournals.com
杂乱环境中机器人推动与抓取技能自主学习问题被学者广泛研究, 实现二者之间的协同是提升抓
取效率的关键, 本文提出一种基于生成对抗网络与模型泛化的深度强化学习算法GARL-DQN …

A probabilistic model for planar sliding of objects with unknown material properties: Identification and robust planning

C Song, A Boularias - … on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper introduces a new technique for learning probabilistic models of mass and friction
distributions of unknown objects, and performing robust sliding actions by using the learned …

Efficient picking by considering simultaneous two-object grasping

T Sakamoto, W Wan, T Nishi… - 2021 IEEE/RSJ …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a motion planning algorithm that enables robots to efficiently pick up
objects by considering simultaneous multi-object grasping. At the center of the algorithm is a …

A reinforcement learning method for rearranging scattered irregular objects inside a crate

L Tang, H Liu, H Huang, X Xie, N Liu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Arranging objects from a random and scattered distribution into an integral part has many
applications, including bin packing, logistics, and other industrial fields. Measurement …

A dual-arm robot that autonomously lifts up and tumbles heavy plates using crane pulley blocks

S Hayakawa, W Wan, K Koyama… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a combined planning and optimization method that enables a dual-arm
robot to lift up and flip heavy plates using crane pulley blocks. The problem is motivated by …

On the Generality and Application of Mason's Voting Theorem to Center of Mass Estimation for Pure Translational Motion

Z Gao, A Elibol, NY Chong - IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Object rearrangement is widely demanded in many of the manipulation tasks performed by
industrial and service robots. Rearranging an object through planar pushing is deemed …