Multi-stage cable routing through hierarchical imitation learning

J Luo, C Xu, X Geng, G Feng, K Fang… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We study the problem of learning to perform multistage robotic manipulation tasks, with
applications to cable routing, where the robot must route a cable through a series of clips …

Robotic cable routing with spatial representation

S Jin, W Lian, C Wang, M Tomizuka… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cable routing is a challenging task for robotic automation. To accomplish the task, it requires
a high-level path planner to generate a sequence of cable configurations from the initial …

Cable routing and assembly using tactile-driven motion primitives

A Wilson, H Jiang, W Lian… - 2023 IEEE International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Manipulating cables is challenging for robots because of the infinite degrees of freedom of
the cables and frequent occlusion by the gripper and the environment. These challenges are …

Generalizable whole-body global manipulation of deformable linear objects by dual-arm robot in 3-d constrained environments

M Yu, K Lv, C Wang, Y Jiang… - … Journal of Robotics …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Constrained environments, compared with open spaces without other objects, are more
common in practical applications of manipulating deformable linear objects (DLOs) by …

Dual-arm mobile manipulation planning of a long deformable object in industrial installation

Y Qin, A Escande, F Kanehiro… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter, we present a planning method considering regrasp and mobility for the
manipulation problem of a long deformable object in an industrial scenario. The object is …

[HTML][HTML] Sensorless robotized cable contour following and connector detection

A Monguzzi, AM Zanchettin, P Rocco - Mechatronics, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on the identification of the connector of a semi-deformable object
(SDLO)(ie a deformable element as a cable featuring rigid parts as connectors) to perform …

Feel the tension: Manipulation of deformable linear objects in environments with fixtures using force information

F Süberkrüb, R Laezza… - 2022 IEEE/RSJ …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Humans are able to manipulate Deformable Linear Objects (DLOs) such as cables and
wires, with little or no visual information, relying mostly on force sensing. In this work, we …

Deformable Object Manipulation With Constraints Using Path Set Planning and Tracking

J Huang, X Chu, X Ma, KWS Au - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In robotic deformable object manipulation (DOM) applications, constraints arise commonly
from environments and task-specific requirements. Enabling DOM with constraints is …

Tactile based robotic skills for cable routing operations

A Monguzzi, M Pelosi, AM Zanchettin… - … on Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a set of tactile based skills to perform robotic cable routing operations
for deformable linear objects (DLOs) characterized by considerable stiffness and …

Optimal model-based path planning for the robotic manipulation of deformable linear objects

A Monguzzi, T Dotti, L Fattorelli, AM Zanchettin… - Robotics and Computer …, 2025 - Elsevier
The robotic manipulation of deformable linear objects (DLOs), such as cables, is a valuable
yet complex skill. In particular, to realize tasks like cable routing and wire harness assembly …