2 papers
cs.RO2026
Exp-Force: Experience-Conditioned Pre-Grasp Force Selection with Vision-Language Models
Siqi Shang, Minchao Huang, Bill Fan +1
Accurate pre-contact grasp force selection is critical for safe and reliable robotic manipulation. Adaptive controllers regulate force after contact but still require a reasonable…
cs.RO2025
A Fast and Model Based Approach for Evaluating Task-Competence of Antagonistic Continuum Arms
Bill Fan, Jacob Roulier, Gina Olson
Soft robot arms have made significant progress towards completing human-scale tasks, but designing arms for tasks with specific load and workspace requirements remains difficult. A…