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4147 storiesSEAMLiS: Visibility-Aware Safety for Perception-Limited Multi-Robot Exploration
arXiv:2607.09959v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Autonomous exploration in unknown environments is typically driven by informative frontiers, viewpoints, or traj…
A Single Diffusion-Policy Controller for Multi-Task Block Pushing with Zero-Shot Sim-to-Real Transfer
arXiv:2607.10892v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Diffusion policies have shown promising empirical performance in representing and learning complex maneuvers for…
SegDiff: Segmented Trajectory Diffusion for Consistent and Adaptive Robot Manipulation
arXiv:2607.11027v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Imitation learning enables robots to acquire manipulation skills from demonstrations by mapping observations to …
A Compact Top-Loading Robot for Endovascular Interventions: Design, Control and Evaluation
arXiv:2607.11779v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Robot-assisted endovascular intervention can potentially reduce radiation exposure, improve surgeon ergonomics, …
VIA: Visual Interface Agent for Robot Control
arXiv:2607.11119v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Robot manipulation is a complex task that requires visual understanding, physical reasoning, planning, and close…
Replanning Human-Robot Collaborative Tasks with Vision-Language Models via Semantic and Physical Dual-Correction
arXiv:2602.14551v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Human-robot collaborative assembly requires robots to interpret ambiguous corrective instructions while prod…
Toward Autonomous Soft Robotic Endovascular Navigation via Imitation Learning
arXiv:2510.09497v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: In endovascular surgery, endovascular interventionists push a thin tube called a catheter, guided by a thin …
A low-cost mockup to simulate robotic laser cutting in nuclear decommissioning
arXiv:2605.08947v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: This paper introduces a low-cost experimental mockup to simulate the laser cutting process of containers in …
GraspGraphNet: Graph-Structured Multi-Embodiment Dexterous Grasp Generation
arXiv:2607.11031v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Dexterous grasp generation across robot hands is challenging because hands differ in kinematic topology, actuati…
InCoM: Intent-Driven Perception and Structured Coordination for Mobile Manipulation
arXiv:2602.23024v5 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Mobile manipulation is a fundamental capability for general-purpose robotic agents, requiring both coordinat…
Diffusion for Long-Horizon Multi-Robot Path Planning in Human-Shared Environments
arXiv:2607.09911v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Multi-robot path planning in human-shared environments requires a delicate balance between robust inter-robot co…
Real-Time Rulebook-Aware Nonlinear MPC for Autonomous Driving with Priority-Biased Tiered Slacks
arXiv:2607.10975v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Autonomous-vehicle motion planners must resolve conflicts among safety, regulation, comfort, and efficiency in r…
See like a Robot: Robot-Centric Pointmaps for Vision-Language-Action Models
arXiv:2607.11498v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Vision-language-action (VLA) models predict robot actions from visual observations and language instructions. Th…
More Structure, Not More Capacity: Object-Centric Representations for Visuomotor Imitation Learning
arXiv:2607.09825v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Robotic manipulation policies rely on pre-trained vision models that give either a global scene embedding or a d…
Rethinking Gaussian Trajectory Predictors: Calibrated Uncertainty for Safe Planning
arXiv:2603.10407v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Accurate trajectory prediction is critical for safe autonomous navigation in crowded environments. While man…
FlashBEV: Fast and Memory-Efficient Exact BEV Transformation with IO-Awareness
arXiv:2607.10071v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Bird's-eye-view (BEV) perception is a core component of camera-based 3D understanding in autonomous driving, w…
SLIDER: Sparse History-Guided Aerial Robot Target Search using Sliding Local Maps
arXiv:2607.10553v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Efficient exploration and target search in large-scale unknown environments remain challenging for aerial robots…
OmniSCS: Omni Safety-Critical Scenario Synthesis for Autonomous Driving via a Fully Editable Driving World
arXiv:2607.09764v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The synthesis of safety-critical scenarios (SCS) and their evaluation through closed-loop simulations are crucia…
RoboNav-Arm: Agentic AI-Driven Navigation and Obstacle Avoidance for Robotic Manipulator in Cluttered Environments
arXiv:2607.09716v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Robotic manipulators operating in unstructured environments face significant challenges in safely executing goal…
SmoothTurn: Learning to Turn Smoothly for Agile Navigation with Quadrupedal Robots
arXiv:2603.12842v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Quadrupedal robots show great potential for valuable real-world applications such as fire rescue and industr…
ERR@HRI 3.0 Challenge: Multimodal Detection of Errors and Anticipation in Human-Robot Interactions
arXiv:2607.11570v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: As robots become increasingly integrated into human environments, their ability to detect and respond to errors …
PUMA: Perception-driven Unified Foothold Prior for Mobility Augmented Quadruped Parkour
arXiv:2601.15995v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Parkour tasks for quadrupeds have emerged as a promising benchmark for agile locomotion. While human athlete…
Navigating the Crowd: Non-linear MPC with Social Forces Dynamics for Human-Aware Robot Navigation
arXiv:2607.10374v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Safe and socially compliant navigation remains a fundamental challenge for autonomous robots operating in human-…
SensorPerch: Sense Wherever and Whenever it Matters
arXiv:2607.10682v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Existing robotic perception is constrained by sensors that are either robot-mounted or permanently fixed in the …
EDAR: Learning Environment-Dependent Action Representations for Robotic Manipulation
arXiv:2607.11427v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Learning effective action representations is critical for robotic manipulation, where raw control trajectories a…
Task Planning for Mobile Manipulation in Retail Stores using Foundation Models with Iterative Re-planning
arXiv:2607.09962v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Automation in industries such as retail, warehousing and logistics presents opportunities for greater throughput…
SWIFT: A Small-World Interaction Framework for Flow-Aware Trajectory Prediction in Autonomous Driving
arXiv:2607.09741v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Accurate trajectory prediction in autonomous driving hinges on modeling dynamic and context-dependent interactio…
A Glimpse into Long-term Physical Coexistence with Intelligent Robots
arXiv:2607.11377v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Long-term physical coexistence with intelligent robots requires more than capable robot policies. A persistent r…
SUREFlow: State-space Uncertainty-aware REsidual Flow Matching for Robust Robot Manipulation
arXiv:2607.10504v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Generative vision-language-action policies have advanced robot manipulation, but they often exhibit instability …
Stop to Decide: Latency-Aware Proprioceptive Navigation Primitives for Mapping-Free Quadruped Inspection
arXiv:2607.11204v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Compute-constrained quadrupeds often run their navigation loop far below the controller's design rate: sharing t…