8 papers
KUKAloha: A General, Low-Cost, and Shared-Control based Teleoperation Framework for Construction Robot Arm
Yifan Xu, Qizhang Shen, Vineet Kamat +1
This paper presents KUKAloha, a general, low-cost, and shared-control teleoperation framework designed for construction robot arms. The proposed system employs a leader-follower pa…
Unifying Deep Predicate Invention with Pre-trained Foundation Models
Qianwei Wang, Bowen Li, Zhanpeng Luo +6
Long-horizon robotic tasks are hard due to continuous state-action spaces and sparse feedback. Symbolic world models help by decomposing tasks into discrete predicates that capture…
OpenGuide: Assistive Object Retrieval in Indoor Spaces for Individuals with Visual Impairments
Yifan Xu, Qianwei Wang, Vineet Kamat +1
Indoor built environments like homes and offices often present complex and cluttered layouts that pose significant challenges for individuals who are blind or visually impaired, es…
CoNav Chair: Development and Evaluation of a Shared Control based Wheelchair for the Built Environment
Yifan Xu, Qianwei Wang, Jordan Lillie +3
As the global population of people with disabilities (PWD) continues to grow, so will the need for mobility solutions that promote independent living and social integration. Wheelc…
Open-Vocabulary Semantic Segmentation with Uncertainty Alignment for Robotic Scene Understanding in Indoor Building Environments
Yifan Xu, Vineet Kamat, Carol Menassa
The global rise in the number of people with physical disabilities, in part due to improvements in post-trauma survivorship and longevity, has amplified the demand for advanced ass…
OVAMOS: A Framework for Open-Vocabulary Multi-Object Search in Unknown Environments
Qianwei Wang, Yifan Xu, Vineet Kamat +1
Object search is a fundamental task for robots deployed in indoor building environments, yet challenges arise due to observation instability, especially for open-vocabulary models.…