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Frontier robotics research: arXiv cs.RO papers, embodied AI, VLA models, manipulation, navigation and learning systems.
Frontier robotics research: arXiv cs.RO papers, embodied AI, VLA models, manipulation, navigation and learning systems.
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3542 storiesAREA3D: Active Reconstruction Agent with Unified Feed-Forward 3D Perception and Vision-Language Guidance
arXiv:2512.05131v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Active 3D reconstruction enables an agent to autonomously select viewpoints to efficiently obtain accu…
Temporal Policy: History-Initialized Action Generation for Robotic Learning from Demonstration
arXiv:2607.29482v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: By relying on independent couplings from uninformative Gaussian priors, standard diffusion and flow matching mod…
Mirror Learning
arXiv:2607.28737v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We investigate imitation learning through the lens of third-person observation and propose a framework for mir…
Shepherding UAV Swarm with Action Prediction Based on Movement Constraints
arXiv:2604.17189v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: In this study, we propose a new sheepdog-inspired control method for a swarm of small unmanned aerial vehicl…
VSTaI: Design and Characterization of Variable-Stiffness Tactile Interfaces Based on 3D-Printed Structured Fabrics
arXiv:2607.29102v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Realistic palpation training requires reliable rendering of soft tissue stiffness changes in real time, which is…
Bootstrapping Self-Supervised Learning of Binary Classification Using Error Bounds: A Case Study on a Robotic Insertion Task
arXiv:2607.29640v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Flexible manufacturing requires rapid deployment of solutions and minimal setup time to remain competitive. An e…
RAPiD: Reward-Guided Consistency Distillation of Diffusion Planners for Real-Time Autonomous Driving
arXiv:2602.07339v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Diffusion-based trajectory planners can model multi-modal driving behavior, but their iterative denois…
Physics-Embedded Neural ODEs for Learning Antagonistic Pneumatic Artificial Muscle Dynamics
arXiv:2602.23670v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Pneumatic artificial muscles (PAMs) enable compliant actuation for soft wearable, assistive, and interactive…
Choose What to Manipulate: Revealing Data Scaling Laws in Bounding-Box Guided Policies for Semantic Manipulation
arXiv:2602.11885v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Diffusion-based policies generalize poorly in semantic manipulation, a key obstacle to real-world deployment…
Towards bridging the gap: Systematic sim-to-real transfer for diverse legged robots
arXiv:2509.06342v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Legged robots must achieve both robust locomotion and energy efficiency to be practical in real-world enviro…
DART: Dual-Axis Airborne Reachability-Gated Torque-Reaction for Off-Road Vehicle Jumps
arXiv:2607.29011v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Traversing crests, ledges, and ditches at high speed often launches vehicles into the air, and a mishandled land…
FCC robot ruling shines a spotlight on U.S. policy; how next-gen AI can help warehousing
Osaro’s Derek Pridmore says warehouse robots are advancing, but real-world safety and reliability still depend on specialized, layered AI systems. The post FCC …
QQWorld: Quantile-Quantile Matching for World Model Regularization
arXiv:2607.28415v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Latent world models enable efficient planning by predicting future states in a compact representation space, b…
RMBench: Memory-Dependent Robotic Manipulation Benchmark with Insights into Policy Design
arXiv:2603.01229v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Robotic manipulation policies have made rapid progress in recent years, yet most existing approaches give li…
SeedPolicy: Horizon Scaling via Self-Evolving Diffusion Policy for Robot Manipulation
arXiv:2603.05117v4 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Imitation Learning (IL) enables robots to acquire manipulation skills from expert demonstrations. Diffusion …
PAC-MAN: Perception-Aware CBF-RL for Whole-Body Safety in Humanoid Dodgeball
arXiv:2607.28623v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We present PAC-MAN, a perception-aware CBF-RL framework that couples control-barrier safety with deployment-real…
RaDiVe: Robust 4D Radar Odometry with Distance-Bounded NDT and Velocity-Discrepancy Point Uncertainty
arXiv:2607.28045v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Recent advances in 4D radar enable robust perception in adverse weather; however, the inherent sparsity, noise, …
Simulation of Surgical Suturing Using Position-Based Dynamics and the Material Point Method for Robot Reinforcement Learning
arXiv:2607.27494v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Recent advances in robotics research have created a strong demand for high-performance simulators. Surgical robo…
When Robots Exchange Meaning: A Demo of Goal-Oriented Semantic Communications for Collaborative Robotics
arXiv:2607.28256v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Collaborative robotics is a representative task-oriented 6G use-case, where communication quality should be refl…
An Efficient Solution to the 2D Visibility Problem in Cartesian Grid Maps and its Application in Heuristic Path Planning
arXiv:2403.06494v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: This paper introduces a novel, lightweight method to solve the visibility problem for 2D grids. The pr…
Machines that know they are aging: a framework for hardware-aware autonomous intelligence
arXiv:2607.28451v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Autonomous systems inevitably age, yet their artificial intelligence typically assumes hardware remains in its o…
Corrigible Assistance in One Round: Pragmatic-Pedagogic Best Response
arXiv:2607.27508v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Assistance games formalize human-robot collaboration under asymmetric information: the human knows the goal, whi…
Active Lubrication of Transluminal Medical Instruments
arXiv:2506.07225v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Transluminal minimally invasive surgery uses natural orifices and small incisions to access internal a…
DexDirect: Direct Kinesthetic Arm Guidance for Efficient Dexterous Demonstration Collection
arXiv:2607.27784v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Scalable collection of dexterous manipulation demonstrations remains a major bottleneck for robot learning. High…
ARCSnake V2: Mechanical Adaptations For An Amphibious Multi-Domain Screw-Propelled Snake-Like Robot
arXiv:2511.11970v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Robotic exploration in extreme environments, such as caves, oceans, and extraplanetary surfaces, poses signi…
Goal-Oriented Semantic Communication for ISAC-Enabled Robotic Obstacle Avoidance
arXiv:2603.02291v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: We investigate an integrated sensing and communication (ISAC)-enabled BS for the unmanned aerial vehicle (UA…
LabEvolver: Training-Free Experience Evolution for Safe and Grounded Wet-Lab Agents
arXiv:2607.27690v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We introduce LabEvolver, a training-free framework that equips safe and grounded wet-lab agents with episodic me…
X-NavDP: Generalizing Navigation Diffusion Policy to Novel Behavior and Embodiments with Group Q-score Reweighted Matching
arXiv:2607.28560v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Pretraining navigation diffusion policies rely on large-scale expert demonstrations. These data are typically ge…
ODEWorld: A Continuous Predictive Architecture via Physical-Time Flow
arXiv:2607.27924v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: In the physical world we inhabit, space and time are fundamentally continuous. However, existing machine learn…
A Systems Engineering Framework for Vision-Language-Enabled UAV Triage and Disaster Response
arXiv:2607.27597v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Recent advances in Vision Language Models (VLMs) have created new opportunities for disaster response, where res…