3 papers
cs.RO2025
A New Software Tool for Generating and Visualizing Robot Self-Collision Matrices
Roshan Klein-Seetharama, Daniel Rakita
In robotics, it is common to check whether a given robot state results in self-intersection (i.e., a self-collision query) or to assess its distance from such an intersection (i.e.…
cs.RO2025
Beyond URDF: The Universal Robot Description Directory for Shared, Extensible, and Standardized Robot Models
Roshan Klein-Seetharaman, Daniel Rakita
Robots are typically described in software by specification files (e.g., URDF, SDF, MJCF, USD) that encode only basic kinematic, dynamic, and geometric information. As a result, do…
cs.RO2025
APOLLO Blender: A Robotics Library for Visualization and Animation in Blender
Peter Messina, Daniel Rakita
High-quality visualizations are an essential part of robotics research, enabling clear communication of results through figures, animations, and demonstration videos. While Blender…