2 papers
cs.CV2025
Clink! Chop! Thud! -- Learning Object Sounds from Real-World Interactions
Mengyu Yang, Yiming Chen, Haozheng Pei +3
Can a model distinguish between the sound of a spoon hitting a hardwood floor versus a carpeted one? Everyday object interactions produce sounds unique to the objects involved. We…
cs.RO2023
The Un-Kidnappable Robot: Acoustic Localization of Sneaking People
Mengyu Yang, Patrick Grady, Samarth Brahmbhatt +3
How easy is it to sneak up on a robot? We examine whether we can detect people using only the incidental sounds they produce as they move, even when they try to be quiet. We collec…