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SparTa: Sparse Graphical Task Models from a Handful of Demonstrations
Adrian Röfer, Nick Heppert, Abhinav Valada
Learning long-horizon manipulation tasks efficiently is a central challenge in robot learning from demonstration. Unlike recent endeavors that focus on directly learning the task i…
Online Estimation and Manipulation of Articulated Objects
Russell Buchanan, Adrian Röfer, João Moura +2
From refrigerators to kitchen drawers, humans interact with articulated objects effortlessly every day while completing household chores. For automating these tasks, service robots…
Designing for Difference: How Human Characteristics Shape Perceptions of Collaborative Robots
Sabrina Livanec, Laura Londoño, Michael Gorki +3
The development of assistive robots for social collaboration raises critical questions about responsible and inclusive design, especially when interacting with individuals from pro…
Efficient Learning of Object Placement with Intra-Category Transfer
Adrian Röfer, Russell Buchanan, Max Argus +2
Efficient learning from demonstration for long-horizon tasks remains an open challenge in robotics. While significant effort has been directed toward learning trajectories, a recen…
Imagine2touch: Predictive Tactile Sensing for Robotic Manipulation using Efficient Low-Dimensional Signals
Abdallah Ayad, Adrian Röfer, Nick Heppert +1
Humans seemingly incorporate potential touch signals in their perception. Our goal is to equip robots with a similar capability, which we term Imagine2touch. Imagine2touch aims to…
PseudoTouch: Efficiently Imaging the Surface Feel of Objects for Robotic Manipulation
Adrian Röfer, Nick Heppert, Abdallah Ayad +2
Tactile sensing is vital for human dexterous manipulation, however, it has not been widely used in robotics. Compact, low-cost sensing platforms can facilitate a change, but unlike…
Bayesian Optimization for Sample-Efficient Policy Improvement in Robotic Manipulation
Adrian Röfer, Iman Nematollahi, Tim Welschehold +2
Sample efficient learning of manipulation skills poses a major challenge in robotics. While recent approaches demonstrate impressive advances in the type of task that can be addres…
Online Estimation of Articulated Objects with Factor Graphs using Vision and Proprioceptive Sensing
Russell Buchanan, Adrian Röfer, João Moura +2
From dishwashers to cabinets, humans interact with articulated objects every day, and for a robot to assist in common manipulation tasks, it must learn a representation of articula…