Perceiving and handling deformable objects is an integral part of everyday life for humans.
Automating tasks such as food handling, garment sorting, or assistive dressing requires …

The use of simulators in robotics research is widespread, underpinning the majority of recent
advances in the field. There are now more options available to researchers than ever before …

The application of robots in mechanical assembly increases the efficiency of industrial
production. With the requirements of flexible manufacturing, it has become a research …

Reinforcement learning (RL), imitation learning (IL), and task and motion planning (TAMP)
have demonstrated impressive performance across various robotic manipulation tasks …

Recently, there has been a wealth of development in motion planning for robotic
manipulation—new motion planners are continuously proposed, each with their own unique …

In this paper, we propose a cloud-based benchmark for robotic grasping and manipulation,
called the OCRTOC benchmark. The benchmark focuses on the object rearrangement …

This paper discusses recent research progress in robotic grasping and manipulation in the
light of the latest Robotic Grasping and Manipulation Competitions (RGMCs). We first …

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is developing performance tests and
associated artifacts to benchmark research in the area of robotic assembly. Sets of …

Robotic manipulation and automation have gained increasing popularity in the food
manufacturing industry due to their potential benefits for enhancing hygiene standards …

Teleoperation of bimanual robots is being used to carry out complex tasks such as surgeries
in medicine. Despite the technological advances, current interfaces are not natural to the …