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cs.RO2026

Multi-Resolution Tactile Imitation Learning for Contact-Rich Robotic Manipulation

Rickmer Krohn, Erik Helmut, Niklas Funk +3

Touch sensing is beneficial for solving a wide variety of manipulation tasks. While there exists a wide range of tactile sensors with different properties, exploiting the fusion of…

cs.RO2026

Neuromorphic BrailleNet: Accurate and Generalizable Braille Reading Beyond Single Characters through Event-Based Optical Tactile Sensing

Naqash Afzal, Niklas Funk, Erik Helmut +2

Conventional robotic Braille readers typically rely on discrete, character-by-character scanning, limiting reading speed and disrupting natural flow. Vision-based alternatives ofte…

cs.RO2025

Tactile-Conditioned Diffusion Policy for Force-Aware Robotic Manipulation

Erik Helmut, Niklas Funk, Tim Schneider +2

Contact-rich manipulation depends on applying the correct grasp forces throughout the manipulation task, especially when handling fragile or deformable objects. Most existing imita…

cs.RO2025

On the Importance of Tactile Sensing for Imitation Learning: A Case Study on Robotic Match Lighting

Niklas Funk, Changqi Chen, Tim Schneider +3

The field of robotic manipulation has advanced significantly in recent years. At the sensing level, several novel tactile sensors have been developed, capable of providing accurate…

cs.RO2024

A Retrospective on the Robot Air Hockey Challenge: Benchmarking Robust, Reliable, and Safe Learning Techniques for Real-world Robotics

Puze Liu, Jonas Günster, Niklas Funk +17

Machine learning methods have a groundbreaking impact in many application domains, but their application on real robotic platforms is still limited. Despite the many challenges ass…

cs.RO2024

Learning Force Distribution Estimation for the GelSight Mini Optical Tactile Sensor Based on Finite Element Analysis

Erik Helmut, Luca Dziarski, Niklas Funk +2

Contact-rich manipulation remains a major challenge in robotics. Optical tactile sensors like GelSight Mini offer a low-cost solution for contact sensing by capturing soft-body def…