3 papers
cs.RO2026
Digging for Data: Experiments in Rock Pile Characterization Using Only Proprioceptive Sensing in Excavation
Unal Artan, Martin Magnusson, Joshua A. Marshall
Characterization of fragmented rock piles is a fundamental task in the mining and quarrying industries, where rock is fragmented by blasting, transported using wheel loaders, and t…
cs.RO2025
Terrain Classification for the Spot Quadrupedal Mobile Robot Using Only Proprioceptive Sensing
Sophie Villemure, Jefferson Silveira, Joshua A. Marshall
Quadrupedal mobile robots can traverse a wider range of terrain types than their wheeled counterparts but do not perform the same on all terrain types. These robots are prone to un…
cs.RO2025
A Simulation Pipeline to Facilitate Real-World Robotic Reinforcement Learning Applications
Jefferson Silveira, Joshua A. Marshall, Sidney N. Givigi
Reinforcement learning (RL) has gained traction for its success in solving complex tasks for robotic applications. However, its deployment on physical robots remains challenging du…