8 papers
Beyond Episodic Evaluation: Memory Architectural Bottlenecks in Sequential Embodied Question Answering
Zikui Cai, Kaushal Janga, Tan Dat Dao +15
Embodied question answering (EQA) is traditionally evaluated under an episodic formulation, where agents solve each task independently and reset internal state between episodes. Ho…
ARISTO Hand: Sensing-Driven Distal Hyperextension for Fine-Grained Manipulation
Aaron Kim, Dong Ho Kang, Mark Helwig +4
Manipulating thin objects requires precise contact geometry and reliable force perception, yet many anthropomorphic robotic hands lack the mechanical and sensing capabilities neede…
PLATO Hand: Shaping Contact Behavior with Fingernails for Precise Manipulation
Dong Ho Kang, Aaron Kim, Mingyo Seo +3
We present the PLATO Hand, a dexterous robotic hand with a hybrid fingertip that combines a rigid fingernail, embedded distal phalanx, and compliant pulp to shape contact behavior…
FORTE: Tactile Force and Slip Sensing on Compliant Fingers for Delicate Manipulation
Siqi Shang, Mingyo Seo, Yuke Zhu +1
Handling fragile objects remains a major challenge for robotic manipulation. Tactile sensing and soft robotics can improve delicate object handling, but typically involve high inte…
MimicDroid: In-Context Learning for Humanoid Robot Manipulation from Human Play Videos
Rutav Shah, Shuijing Liu, Qi Wang +5
We aim to enable humanoid robots to efficiently solve new manipulation tasks from a few video examples. In-context learning (ICL) is a promising framework for achieving this goal d…
Casper: Inferring Diverse Intents for Assistive Teleoperation with Vision Language Models
Huihan Liu, Rutav Shah, Shuijing Liu +6
Assistive teleoperation, where control is shared between a human and a robot, enables efficient and intuitive human-robot collaboration in diverse and unstructured environments. A…