2 papers
cs.RO2026
Linking Exteroception and Proprioception through Improved Contact Modeling for Soft Growing Robots
Francesco Fuentes, Serigne Diagne, Zachary Kingston +1
Passive deformation due to compliance is a commonly used benefit of soft robots, providing opportunities to achieve robust actuation with few active degrees of freedom. Soft growin…
cs.RO2025
Physics-Grounded Differentiable Simulation for Soft Growing Robots
Lucas Chen, Yitian Gao, Sicheng Wang +3
Soft-growing robots (i.e., vine robots) are a promising class of soft robots that allow for navigation and growth in tightly confined environments. However, these robots remain cha…