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2456 storiesConformal Constraint Tightening for Chance-Constrained Motion Planning with Unknown Dynamics
arXiv:2607.22409v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Motion planning algorithms compute control sequences that drive autonomous robots to goal regions while avoiding…
Plug, Play, and Comply: A Modular Framework for Online Variable Impedance with Arbitrarily Oriented Compliance Axes
arXiv:2607.22483v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The paper proposes a robot-agnostic compliant-control framework that extends the ROS control ecosystem with stan…
Flight-Ready LiDAR-Inertial Odometry for Embedded Drone Platforms
arXiv:2607.22145v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Open-source LiDAR-inertial odometry (LIO) systems have achieved remarkable benchmark accuracy, yet current state…
Teachy Mini: Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a Knowledge-Based Generative Social Robot for Higher Education
arXiv:2607.22345v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Generative social robots (GSRs) powered by large language models offer new possibilities for personalized tutori…
Constraint-Driven Synthesis of Hyper Petri Nets
arXiv:2607.22062v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: This paper addresses the modeling and synthesis of constrained robotic system behaviors using Petri nets (PNs)…
One Hand Watches The Other: Dynamic Multi-Agent Cooperation for Sample-Efficient Bimanual Manipulation in Dynamic Environments
arXiv:2607.22119v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Multi-stream robot manipulation policies achieve unparalleled sample efficiency and generalization by modeling a…
JustDepth: Real-Time Radar-Camera Depth Estimation with Single-Scan LiDAR Supervision
arXiv:2607.22172v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Accurate yet low-latency depth is essential for radar-camera perception in autonomous systems. Cameras provide…
Compliant Non-Prehensile Pushing Manipulation
arXiv:2605.25672v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: In this paper, we address the challenge of performing non-prehensile pushing operations with a compliant rob…
A Monolithic Hand with Asymmetric Origami Bending and Dual-chamber Actuators
arXiv:2607.22320v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The passive adaptability inherent in soft robotic hands affords them advantages in applications that require saf…
Learning Diverse Humanoid Tasks via Synthetic Video Scenarios without Real World Data
arXiv:2607.21648v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The human-like morphology of humanoid robots grants them exceptional potential for agile and versatile motor cap…
Action-Conditioned World Model for Goal Plane Probe Guidance in Robotic Ultrasound
arXiv:2607.21918v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We present an action-conditioned world model framework for goal plane probe guidance in robotic ultrasound, with…
Benchmarking the Safety of Large Language Models for Robotic Health Attendant Control
arXiv:2604.26577v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly considered for deployment as the control component of ro…
GRACE: Gradient-Free Robot Action Generation via Combined Diffusion-MPPI Posterior Mean Estimation
arXiv:2607.21661v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Diffusion policies generate multimodal robot action sequences from demonstrations, but steering them toward depl…
NVIDIA OmniDreams: Real-Time Generative World Model for Closed-Loop Autonomous Vehicle Simulation
arXiv:2606.03159v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: As autonomous vehicle capabilities advance, the safe evaluation of driving policies in long-tail scena…
ViTacWorld: Scaling Visuo-Tactile World Models for Contact-Rich Robot Manipulation
arXiv:2607.22530v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Contact-rich robot manipulation requires physical interaction cues that are often invisible to cameras, making t…
Adaptive Learned State Estimation based on KalmanNet
arXiv:2604.02441v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Hybrid state estimators that combine model-based Kalman filtering with learned components have shown promise…
Safe Learning Predictive Control for Ego-World Robotic Systems
arXiv:2607.22225v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Safe autonomous navigation in shared environments requires the ability to anticipate and react to the latent beh…
ACME: A Multi-Cultural, Multi-Embodiment Social-Navigation Dataset
arXiv:2607.21964v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Understanding how robots and humans move in shared spaces is essential for designing effective social robot navi…
Design and Human Evaluation of Tactile Withdrawal Reflexes for a Skin-Covered Robot Arm
arXiv:2607.22249v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Nociception is a protective biological mechanism that links harmful stimulation to a reaction. This paper invest…
Offline Vision-Language Navigation with Geometric Goal Localization for Outdoor Environments
arXiv:2607.22226v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Foundation-model-based vision-language navigation (VLN) has advanced autonomous robot navigation by enabling rob…
Geometric 2D Scene Graph Generation
arXiv:2607.22325v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: In production processes for consumer products, assembly instructions are essential not only for planning but a…
StARS: Socially Appropriate Robot Actions via a Recommender System-Driven Approach
arXiv:2607.21802v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Social appropriateness in human-robot interaction (HRI) is not universal: different people can judge the same ro…
Robot Learning to Communicate through Projected Visual Abstractions
arXiv:2607.22434v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Humans routinely communicate through abstractions of their bodies, including shadows, silhouettes, and reflectio…
Embodying Multi-Hand Manipulation Policies by Searching the Assignment and Null Spaces
arXiv:2607.22020v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Learned manipulation policies increasingly predict motions for abstract "hands" and are attractive in practice b…
Magmotor makes motors for a changing world for 150+ years
Magmotor has been providing motors for demanding use cases for decades and offers custom systems for robotics. The post Magmotor makes motors for a changing wor…
Photos: First look at J&J’s Ottava surgical robot
Johnson & Johnson MedTech unveiled its long-awaited Ottava surgical robot after winning FDA de novo authorization. It’s the world’s first table-integra…
How time series databases unlock real-time data for robotics
Discover how time series databases help robotics teams manage high-volume sensor data, power AI insights, and keep systems running at scale. The post How time s…
Generalist’s GEN-1 foundation model now supports a range of robot end effectors
By training GEN-1 to work with new hands, Generalist said a single base model can learn sensorimotor policies on different robots. The post Generalist’s G…
NEURA Robotics establishes NEURA Gym RWTH Aachen to train physical AI
NEURA Robotics has partnered with a German university for NEURA Gym RWTH Aachen, one of 10 facilities for training physical AI. The post NEURA Robotics establis…
A mini robot to simplify dental treatment
A miniature robot developed at the University of Basel could help prepare teeth for a crown. Photo: University of Basel, Catherine Weyer. By Angelika Jacobs A r…