3 papers
cs.RO2026
Data Pyramid for Embodied Manipulation: A Survey
Yifan Ye, Yankai Fu, Yaoxu Lv +26
Multimodal foundation models learned to see and to speak by consuming the whole internet. Embodied agents admit no such shortcut, since they require data that couple observations w…
cs.RO2026
UniTacVLA: Unified Tactile Understanding and Prediction in Vision Language Action Models
Xidong Zhang, Yichi Zhang, Jiaxin Shi +5
Vision-language-action (VLA) models have achieved strong performance in many robotic manipulation tasks, yet remain limited in contact-rich dexterous manipulation. To overcome this…
cs.RO2025
Quantitative Hardness Assessment with Vision-based Tactile Sensing for Fruit Classification and Grasping
Zhongyuan Liao, Yipai Du, Jianghua Duan +2
Accurate estimation of fruit hardness is essential for automated classification and handling systems, particularly in determining fruit variety, assessing ripeness, and ensuring pr…