4,584 papers

cs.RO2026★ 2 cited

Context-Aware Generation and Modulation of Expressive Motion Behavior using Multimodal Foundation Models

Till Hielscher, Fabio Scaparro, Kai O. Arras

Expressive robot motion positively impacts human-robot interaction by improving user engagement, likability, or task performance. We present a novel approach to automatically gener…

cs.CV2026

PDNet: Exploring Pruning and Distillation for Real-Time Worker Activity Recognition in Industrial Assembly

Malek Baba, Thinesh Thiyakesan Ponbagavathi, Alina Roitberg

In this work, we address real-time fine-grained human activity recognition (HAR) in industrial assembly and introduce PDNet, a new framework that jointly exploits structured prunin…

cs.NE2026★ 8 cited

The Investment Acceleration Principle Revisited by means of a Neural Network

Guido Fioretti

The investment acceleration principle is a heuristic for modelling investment time series out of consumption time series. The model presented herein develops a disaggregated accele…

eess.SY2026

Lubricant Temperature Observer for Gearboxes in Industrial Robots

Christian J. E. Bauer, Markus Neher, Valentin Kamm +3

The position and path accuracy of industrial robots is strongly affected by temperature. In particular, temperature-dependent friction and altered hysteresis and transmission error…

cs.RO2026★ 2 cited

Modeling Load-, Velocity-, and Temperature-Dependent Transmission Errors of Cycloidal Drives for Industrial Robots Using Fourier Series

Christian J. E. Bauer, Valentin Kamm, Marcel Dzubba +3

Industrial robots are rarely used for machining tasks due to their limited path accuracy. This accuracy is mainly limited by inaccuracies in the drive trains. Compliance and transm…

cs.RO2026

Manipulation of Deformable Linear Objects Using Model Predictive Path Integral Control with Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory Learning

Lukas Zeh, Johannes Meiwaldt, Zexu Zhou +2

The manipulation of Deformable Linear Objects (DLOs) such as cables poses a significant challenge for automation due to their infinite degrees of freedom and non-linear dynamics. I…

cs.SD2026

What Affects the Performance of Fake Audio Detection? Analyzing Factors in a Continual Learning Setting

Yixuan Xiao, Ngoc Thang Vu

The increasing sophistication of deepfake audio generation technologies makes it important to develop robust fake audio detection systems that can adapt over time. This study exami…

cs.RO2026★ 1 cited

Situation Awareness for Intelligent Data Distribution in Connected Vehicles

Falk Dettinger, Akshay Narla, Michael Weyrich

The limitations of on-board sensors and blind spots caused by occlusion cause the reduction of perception quality in autonomous vehicles. In such cases, cooperative perception prov…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Impact of interstitial carbon on local lattice distortions in CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloys

Alevtina Smekhova, Alexei Kuzmin, G. Mohan Muralikrishna +5

Here, we explore component-dependent local lattice distortions in polycrystalline, equiatomic, face-centered cubic CrMnFeCoNi high-entropy alloys and their modifications induced by…

cs.GR2026

Amulet: Frame Extrapolation Through Sparse Layered Scene Representation and Adaptive Shading

Sebastian Künzel, Fabian Schmierer, Sergej Geringer +3

We introduce Amulet, a rendering method that transforms a scene into a sparse, tiled and layered intermediate scene representation (cache) for high-frequency frame extrapolation. I…

cs.LG2026

Physics-Informed Machine Learning in Prognostics and Health Management: A Systematic Literature Review

Christopher Braun, Julian Raible, Marco F. Huber

In modern industry, keeping complex systems reliable, safe, and efficient hinges on Prognostics and Health Management (PHM). Machine Learning (ML) has largely driven advancements i…

cs.HC2026

Sonic Stage: Auto-Generating Interactive Spatial Soundscapes to Facilitate Dialogue Video Comprehension for Blind Viewers

Shuchang Xu, Xiaofu Jin, Gaurav Jain +4

Audio description (AD) makes film and television accessible to blind and low-vision (BLV) audiences by narrating characters' actions. However, in scenes with lots of dialogue, AD o…

cs.CL2026

"I understand your perspective": LLM Persuasion through the Lens of Communicative Action Theory

Esra Dönmez, Agnieszka Falenska

Large Language Models (LLMs) can generate high-quality arguments, yet their ability to engage in nuanced and persuasive communicative actions remains largely unexplored. This work…

cs.SE2026

Evaluating Hardware Abstraction Layer Concepts for Software Defined Vehicles: Insights into Applicability and Effectiveness

Akshay Narla, Johannes Stümpfle, Souvik Saha +2

The emergence of Software-Defined Vehicles represents a fundamental shift in automotive design, prioritizing software-centric architectures over traditional hardware-driven models.…

astro-ph.EP2026

Changes in Pluto's Atmosphere Based on Stellar Occultation Data from 2017 to 2023

Amanda A. Sickafoose, Michael J. Person, Carlos A. Zuluaga +14

Pluto's tenuous atmosphere has bar-level pressure and is composed primarily of , with a variable haze. Its eccentric orbit combined with high obliquity leads to si…

physics.optics2026

Color-Center-Compatible Freestanding Diamond Directional Couplers for Quantum Photonics

Colin Sauerzapf, Tom Jäger, Jonathan Enßlin +6

Freestanding all-diamond color-center photonics is a promising platform for optical integration of spin-based quantum defects. Within this geometry, we realize a key building block…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026★ 1 cited

Machine learning via artificial neural networks coupled with density functional theory and experiments for thermodynamic optimization of high-entropy alloys for hydrogen storage at room temperature

Shivam Dangwal, Pranav Kumar, Yuji Ikeda +2

High-entropy alloys (HEAs) have received considerable attention for hydrogen storage because of their compositional flexibility; however, designing HEAs with optimal thermodynamics…

cond-mat.soft2026★ 2 cited

Functional trends and rheological evaluation of polyurethane microcapsules in dermato-cosmetic applications

Sharadwata Pan, Andreas Wierschem, Natalie Germann +1

To date, natural and synthetic polymer-based microcapsules have been used extensively in various dermato-cosmetic applications, with an emphasis on the targeted delivery of active…

physics.optics2026

Magnetic field free nonreciprocity in tapered atomic cladded nano waveguide

Ilan Sher, Benyamin Shnirman, Arieh Grosman +6

Optical nonreciprocity is a fundamental requirement for modern optical communications and quantum information processing, where it is essential to protect sensitive sources from de…

physics.optics2026

Size, Shape, and Material matter: All-optical Mie void sensor for complex nanoplastic mixtures

Dominik Ludescher, Julian Schwab, Serkan Arslan +5

The fragmentation of plastic debris and the direct release of nanoplastics have emerged as a pressing ecological concern. Once dispersed, these enduring particles infiltrate food w…

cs.CV2026★ 26 cited

Evaluation of Conversational Agents: Understanding Culture, Context and Environment in Emotion Detection

Martha Teiko Teye, Yaw Marfo Missah, Emmanuel Ahene +2

Valuable decisions and highly prioritized analysis now depend on applications such as facial biometrics, social media photo tagging, and human robots interactions. However, the abi…

cs.RO2026

Learning-Accelerated Optimization-based Trajectory Planning for Cooperative Aerial-Ground Handover Missions

Jingshan Chen, Bochen Yu, Henrik Ebel +1

This paper presents a learning-augmented trajectory planning framework for cooperative unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) handover missions. While cent…

cs.AI2026

Robust Agent Compensation (RAC): Teaching AI Agents to Compensate

Srinath Perera, Kaviru Hapuarachchi, Frank Leymann +1

We present Robust Agent Compensation (RAC), a log-based recovery paradigm (providing a safety net) implemented through an architectural extension that can be applied to most Agent…

cs.DC2026

Comparing the Performance of Heterogeneous Conjugate Gradient and Cholesky Solvers on Various Hardware Using SYCL

Tim Thüring, Alexander Strack, Dirk Pflüger

Many important real-world applications, such as System Identification with Gaussian Processes, involve solving linear systems with symmetric positive-definite matrices. The iterati…