3 papers
cs.RO2026
Smooth Operator: A Real-Time Sampling-Based Algorithm for Kinematic Hand Retargeting
Robert Jomar Malate, Erik Bauer, Norica Bacuieti +4
Advances in learning-based robotic manipulation, such as Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models and Video Action Models (VAMs), heavily rely on high-quality teleoperation data. Their…
cs.RO2025
Beyond Anthropomorphism: Enhancing Grasping and Eliminating a Degree of Freedom by Fusing the Abduction of Digits Four and Five
Simon Fritsch, Liam Achenbach, Riccardo Bianco +9
This paper presents the SABD hand, a 16-degree-of-freedom (DoF) robotic hand that departs from purely anthropomorphic designs to achieve an expanded grasp envelope, enable manipula…
cs.RO2025
MAPLE: Encoding Dexterous Robotic Manipulation Priors Learned From Egocentric Videos
Alexey Gavryushin, Xi Wang, Robert J. S. Malate +5
Large-scale egocentric video datasets capture diverse human activities across a wide range of scenarios, offering rich and detailed insights into how humans interact with objects,…