3 papers
cs.RO2026
AnySlot: Goal-Conditioned Vision-Language-Action Policies for Zero-Shot Slot-Level Placement
Zhaofeng Hu, Sifan Zhou, Qinbo Zhang +4
Vision-Language-Action (VLA) policies have emerged as a versatile paradigm for generalist robotic manipulation. However, precise object placement under compositional language remai…
cs.RO2026
Manipulation Planning for Construction Activities with Repetitive Tasks
Wangyi Liu, Dasharadhan Mahalingam, Fanru Gao +2
In this paper, we study the problem of manipulation skill acquisition for performing construction activities consisting of repetitive tasks (e.g., building a wall or installing cei…
cs.RO2025
Sample-Efficient Robot Skill Learning for Construction Tasks: Benchmarking Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning and Vision-Language-Action VLA Model
Zhaofeng Hu, Hongrui Yu, Vaidhyanathan Chandramouli +1
This study evaluates two leading approaches for teaching construction robots new skills to understand their applicability for construction automation: a Vision-Language-Action (VLA…