3 papers
cs.RO2026
VIDP: Variable Impedance Diffusion Policy for Compliant Robot Manipulation from Diverse Demonstrations
Hisham Khalil, Neil Fernandes, Thomas M. Kwok +2
Contact-rich manipulation requires precise tracking and mechanical compliance, where variable impedance control can improve robustness in task success, whereas static compliance ca…
cs.RO2026
"You've got a friend in me": Co-Designing a Peer Social Robot for Young Newcomers' Language and Cultural Learning
Neil Fernandes, Cheng Tang, Tehniyat Shahbaz +4
Community literacy programs supporting young newcomer children in Canada face limited staffing and scarce one-to-one time, which constrains personalized English and cultural learni…
cs.HC2025
Robot Character Generation and Adaptive Human-Robot Interaction with Personality Shaping
Cheng Tang, Chao Tang, Steven Gong +2
We present a novel framework for designing emotionally agile robots with dynamic personalities and memory-based learning, with the aim of performing adaptive and non-deterministic…