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Whole Body Model Predictive Control for Spin-Aware Quadrupedal Table Tennis
David Nguyen, Zulfiqar Zaidi, Kevin Karol +2
Developing table tennis robots that mirror human speed, accuracy, and ability to predict and respond to the full range of ball spins remains a significant challenge for legged robo…
Learning Wheelchair Tennis Navigation from Broadcast Videos with Domain Knowledge Transfer and Diffusion Motion Planning
Zixuan Wu, Zulfiqar Zaidi, Adithya Patil +2
In this paper, we propose a novel and generalizable zero-shot knowledge transfer framework that distills expert sports navigation strategies from web videos into robotic systems wi…
Learning Diverse Robot Striking Motions with Diffusion Models and Kinematically Constrained Gradient Guidance
Kin Man Lee, Sean Ye, Qingyu Xiao +5
Advances in robot learning have enabled robots to generate skills for a variety of tasks. Yet, robot learning is typically sample inefficient, struggles to learn from data sources…
Multi-Camera Asynchronous Ball Localization and Trajectory Prediction with Factor Graphs and Human Poses
Qingyu Xiao, Zulfiqar Zaidi, Matthew Gombolay
The rapid and precise localization and prediction of a ball are critical for developing agile robots in ball sports, particularly in sports like tennis characterized by high-speed…
The Effect of Robot Skill Level and Communication in Rapid, Proximate Human-Robot Collaboration
Kin Man Lee, Arjun Krishna, Zulfiqar Zaidi +5
As high-speed, agile robots become more commonplace, these robots will have the potential to better aid and collaborate with humans. However, due to the increased agility and funct…
Utilizing Human Feedback for Primitive Optimization in Wheelchair Tennis
Arjun Krishna, Zulfiqar Zaidi, Letian Chen +3
Agile robotics presents a difficult challenge with robots moving at high speeds requiring precise and low-latency sensing and control. Creating agile motion that accomplishes the t…
Athletic Mobile Manipulator System for Robotic Wheelchair Tennis
Zulfiqar Zaidi, Daniel Martin, Nathaniel Belles +20
Athletics are a quintessential and universal expression of humanity. From French monks who in the 12th century invented jeu de paume, the precursor to modern lawn tennis, back to t…