3 papers
cs.RO2026
OA-NBV: Occlusion-Aware Next-Best-View Planning for Human-Centered Active Perception on Mobile Robots
Boxun Hu, Chang Chang, Jiawei Ge +4
We naturally step sideways or lean to see around the obstacle when our view is blocked, and recover a more informative observation. Enabling robots to make the same kind of viewpoi…
cs.RO2025
A Supervised Autonomous Resection and Retraction Framework for Transurethral Enucleation of the Prostatic Median Lobe
Mariana Smith, Tanner Watts, Susheela Sharma Stern +15
Concentric tube robots (CTRs) offer dexterous motion at millimeter scales, enabling minimally invasive procedures through natural orifices. This work presents a coordinated model-b…
cs.RO2025
Autonomous Vision-Guided Resection of Central Airway Obstruction
M. E. Smith, N. Yilmaz, T. Watts +5
Existing tracheal tumor resection methods often lack the precision required for effective airway clearance, and robotic advancements offer new potential for autonomous resection. W…