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most citedMaterials Matter: Investigating Functional Advantages of Bio-Inspired Materials via Simulated Robotic Hopping

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cs.LG2026

Beyond Kinematics: Benchmarking Simulation Fidelity for Muscle-Driven Imitation Learning

Ayah G. Ahmad, Claire E. Borden, Maegan Tucker

In this work, we conduct a systematic comparison of two state-of-the-art motion-imitation reinforcement learning (MIRL) pipelines, one built on SCONE/HyFyDy and one built on MuJoCo…

cs.RO2024★ 1 cited

Materials Matter: Investigating Functional Advantages of Bio-Inspired Materials via Simulated Robotic Hopping

Andrew K. Schulz, Ayah G. Ahmad, Maegan Tucker

In contrast with the diversity of materials found in nature, most robots are designed with some combination of aluminum, stainless steel, and 3D-printed filament. Additionally, rob…

cs.CY2023

Datastore Design for Analysis of Police Broadcast Audio at Scale

Ayah Ahmad, Christopher Graziul, Margaret Beale Spencer

With policing coming under greater scrutiny in recent years, researchers have begun to more thoroughly study the effects of contact between police and minority communities. Despite…

cs.RO2023

The Teenager's Problem: Efficient Garment Decluttering as Probabilistic Set Cover

Aviv Adler, Ayah Ahmad, Yulei Qiu +9

This paper addresses the "Teenager's Problem": efficiently removing scattered garments from a planar surface into a basket. As grasping and transporting individual garments is high…

cs.RO2023

The Busboy Problem: Efficient Tableware Decluttering Using Consolidation and Multi-Object Grasps

Kishore Srinivas, Shreya Ganti, Rishi Parikh +4

We present the "Busboy Problem": automating an efficient decluttering of cups, bowls, and silverware from a planar surface. As grasping and transporting individual items is highly…

cs.RO2023

Bagging by Learning to Singulate Layers Using Interactive Perception

Lawrence Yunliang Chen, Baiyu Shi, Roy Lin +6

Many fabric handling and 2D deformable material tasks in homes and industry require singulating layers of material such as opening a bag or arranging garments for sewing. In contra…