2 papers
cs.RO2026
Banana Kick: Response-Informed Skill Evolution for Humanoid Soccer
Hao E. Zhang, Ruize Geng, Raihan Haque +5
Humanoid kicking requires coordinated whole-body motion and precise contact, while a banana kick demands contact mechanics that generate ball spin and aerodynamic curvature. Motion…
cs.RO2026
Anticipatory Robot Goalkeeping via Monotone Optimal Stopping
Hao E. Zhang, Ruize Geng, Yisen Li +8
Robots engaged in fast physical interactions often need to act before the intent of another agent is fully known. Anticipatory goalkeeping illustrates this challenge. Waiting provi…