Publications (9)
BOMP: Bin-Optimized Motion Planning
Zachary Tam, Karthik Dharmarajan, Tianshuang Qiu +3
In logistics, the ability to quickly compute and execute pick-and-place motions from bins is critical to increasing productivity. We present Bin-Optimized Motion Planning (BOMP), a…
Learning to Efficiently Plan Robust Frictional Multi-Object Grasps
Wisdom C. Agboh, Satvik Sharma, Kishore Srinivas +7
We consider a decluttering problem where multiple rigid convex polygonal objects rest in randomly placed positions and orientations on a planar surface and must be efficiently tran…
FogROS2-PLR: Probabilistic Latency-Reliability For Cloud Robotics
Kaiyuan Chen, Nan Tian, Christian Juette +4
Cloud robotics enables robots to offload computationally intensive tasks to cloud servers for performance, cost, and ease of management. However, the network and cloud computing in…
Omni-Scan: Creating Visually-Accurate Digital Twin Object Models Using a Bimanual Robot with Handover and Gaussian Splat Merging
Tianshuang Qiu, Zehan Ma, Karim El-Refai +4
3D Gaussian Splats (3DGSs) are 3D object models derived from multi-view images. Such "digital twins" are useful for simulations, virtual reality, marketing, robot policy fine-tunin…
Blox-Net: Generative Design-for-Robot-Assembly Using VLM Supervision, Physics Simulation, and a Robot with Reset
Andrew Goldberg, Kavish Kondap, Tianshuang Qiu +7
Generative AI systems have shown impressive capabilities in creating text, code, and images. Inspired by the rich history of research in industrial ''Design for Assembly'', we intr…
RoboVista: Evaluating Vision Language Models for Diverse Robot Applications
Shuangyu Xie, Kaiyuan Chen, Ziyang Chen +8
Diverse applications for robotics, such as industry and agriculture, require robots to operate across various embodiments, changing visual conditions, and complex planning. Vision-…
Breathless: An 8-hour Performance Contrasting Human and Robot Expressiveness
Catie Cuan, Tianshuang Qiu, Shreya Ganti +1
This paper describes the robot technology behind an original performance that pairs a human dancer (Cuan) with an industrial robot arm for an eight-hour dance that unfolds over the…
Automating Deformable Gasket Assembly
Simeon Adebola, Tara Sadjadpour, Karim El-Refai +8
In Gasket Assembly, a deformable gasket must be aligned and pressed into a narrow channel. This task is common for sealing surfaces in the manufacturing of automobiles, appliances,…
The Teenager's Problem: Efficient Garment Decluttering as Probabilistic Set Cover
Aviv Adler, Ayah Ahmad, Yulei Qiu +9
This paper addresses the "Teenager's Problem": efficiently removing scattered garments from a planar surface into a basket. As grasping and transporting individual garments is high…