4 papers
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…
Precise Object Placement Using Force-Torque Feedback
Osher Lerner, Zachary Tam, Michael Equi
Precise object manipulation and placement is a common problem for household robots, surgery robots, and robots working on in-situ construction. Prior work using computer vision, de…
Mechanical Search on Shelves with Efficient Stacking and Destacking of Objects
Huang Huang, Letian Fu, Michael Danielczuk +6
Stacking increases storage efficiency in shelves, but the lack of visibility and accessibility makes the mechanical search problem of revealing and extracting target objects diffic…
Mechanical Search on Shelves using a Novel "Bluction" Tool
Huang Huang, Michael Danielczuk, Chung Min Kim +6
Shelves are common in homes, warehouses, and commercial settings due to their storage efficiency. However, this efficiency comes at the cost of reduced visibility and accessibility…