3 papers
cs.RO2026
Spatial-Semantic Uncertainty in VLM-Based Target Search: Balancing Exploration and Identification
Alkesh K. Srivastava, Jonathan Diller, Vijay Kumar +1
Robots searching for a target from a natural-language description must determine not only where to search, but also which observed candidate is the desired target. These decisions…
cs.RO2026
EFLUX: Elastic Multi-Robot Formation Navigation and Adaptation with Agentic LLMs
Jinyuan Zhang, Yuwei Wu, Guangyao Shi +3
Multi-robot teams operating in confined or cluttered environments must adapt both their formation geometry and group topology to navigate through complex obstacles. This adaptation…
cs.RO2026
REBAR: Reference Ethical Benchmark for Autonomy Readiness
Jonathan Diller, David Barnes, Rebekah Bogdanoff +14
As autonomous systems grow more advanced, objective metrics to evaluate their ethical and legal compliance are critical for informing end users of their limitations and ensuring ac…