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Robotics Research Publications
An open index of robotics research papers, refreshed daily.
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MANIPULATION papers(5,629)
Clear ✕3D layout planning for robotic workcells with task-aware motion optimization: Generalization and real implementation
Radwa Ali, Takuya Kiyokawa, Zhengtao Hu +2 more
Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing · 2026
ACT-FLEX: A Symbolic and Generative AI integration Architecture for Generalisable and Explainable Robotic Disassembly Tasks
Houdeyfa Ajraou, Rob Ward, Farzam Farbiz +4 more
Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing · 2026
Multi-pass cutting parameters optimisation with causal reinforcement learning for deformation control of thin-walled parts
Fengyi Lu, Guanghui Zhou, Chao Zhang +2 more
Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing · 2026
A novel versatile mechanical integrated leg-based underwater grasping function for a bionic amphibious spherical robot
Chengchao Gu, Shuxiang Guo, Chunying Li +2 more
Robotics and Autonomous Systems · 2026
Grasp stability estimation in the pre-touch stage for soft robotic grippers using object shape extracted from images
Ryogo Kai, Yuzuka Isobe, Sarthak Pathak +1 more
Robotics and Autonomous Systems · 2026
Artificial intelligence driven real time robotics inverse kinematics computation for smart manufacturing
A. Menéndez García, M. Peñacoba-Yagüe, J.E. Sierra-García
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence · 2026
A learning-guided approach to enhance inverse kinematics for hyper-redundant manipulators
Hongyang Zhang, Shuting Wang, Yuanlong Xie +4 more
Robotics and Autonomous Systems · 2026
Vision and force-guided robotic system for autonomous nut threading with cross-threading detection
Kevin Wellington, Musa K. Jouaneh, Jessica Tingley +2 more
Robotics and Autonomous Systems · 2026
Fusion-decoupled dynamics modelling and dual-mode variable-dimension sliding mode control for space robots
Feng Li, Wei Zhang, Shaoqian Li +3 more
Applied Mathematical Modelling · 2026
Synergetic control with model-based manifold function for n-DOF robot manipulators
M. Nasir, R. Fareh, S. Sinan +3 more
Robotics and Autonomous Systems · 2026
Simulation-assisted development and experimental validation of a cobot screwdriving system for automotive assembly
Francisco Cunha, André Gonçalves, Tiago Pereira +13 more
Robotics and Autonomous Systems · 2026
A review on wrist rehabilitation exoskeletons
Leiyu Zhang, Deng Li, Jianfeng Li +2 more
Robotics and Autonomous Systems · 2026
Bioinspired Swallowing Soft Gripper with Toroidal Optical Waveguides for Multimodal Interactive Perception.
Xiang S, Niu M, Fang W +4 more
Soft robotics · 2026
Armadillo-inspired active morphing skeletons for soft machines.
Zhou J, Zhou W, Lee SJ +3 more
Science advances · 2026
RoboWits: Unexpected Challenges for Robotic Creative Problem Solving
Chunru Lin, Hongxin Zhang, Fenghao Yu +5 more
2026
Qwen-VLA: Unifying Vision-Language-Action Modeling across Tasks, Environments, and Robot Embodiments
Qiuyue Wang, Mingsheng Li, Jian Guan +17 more
2026
BORA: Bridging Offline Reinforcement Learning and Online Residual Adaptation for Real-World Dexterous VLA Models
Zhongxi Chen, Yifan Han, Yanming Shao +5 more
2026
VisualThink-VLA: Visual Intermediate Reasoning for Effective and Low-Latency Vision-Language-Action Policies
Mingjian Gao, Wenqiao Zhang, Yuqian Yuan +9 more
2026
LLM-Guided Future Hypotheses for Horizon-Aware Exploration in Multi-Step Robot Manipulation
Mohammad Khoshnazar, Andrew Melnik, Michael Beetz
2026
MARS Policy: Multimodality Only When It Matters
Jindou Jia, Tuo An, Yuxuan Hu +7 more
2026
PhAIL: A Real-Robot VLA Benchmark and Distributional Methodology
Sergey Arkhangelskiy
2026
SAFE-Pruner: Semantic Attention-Guided Future-Aware Token Pruning for Efficient Vision-Language-Action Manipulation
Shilin Ma, Chubin Zhang, Changyuan Wang +6 more
2026
VLAConf: Calibrated Task-Success Confidence for Vision-Language-Action Models
Dehao Huang, Aoxiang Gu, Chengjie Zhang +5 more
2026
Mitigating State Aliasing in Vision-Language-Action Models via Inverse Dynamics Learning
Kyujin Lee, Injae Kim, Jihwan Park +3 more
2026