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Robotics Research Publications
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MANIPULATION papers(5,629)
Clear ✕VE2VF: Vision-Enabled to Vision-Free Distillation via Real-world Reinforcement Learning for Robust Contact-Rich Manipulation
Victor Kowalski, Chengxi Li, Dongheui Lee
2026
VLA-Pro: Cross-Task Procedural Memory Transfer for Vision-Language-Action Models
Shengyu Si, Yuanzhuo Lu, Ruimeng Yang +3 more
2026
ElegantVLA: Learning When to Think for Efficient Vision-Language-Action Models
Ye Li, Huanan Liu, Kangye Ji +7 more
2026
3DVLA: Enhancing Vision-Language-Action Models via 3D Spatial and Instance Understanding
Zhongyu Xia, Yousen Tang, Bingqing Wei +1 more
2026
A Progress-Aware Leader-Follower Midair Docking System for Dual-Drone Aerial Manipulation
Yifan Cai, Jan Ming Kevin Tan, Xiangqi Li +3 more
2026
Phase-Conditioned Imitation Learning with Autonomous Failure Recovery for Robust Deformable Object Manipulation
Dayuan Chen, Kai Tang, Yukuan Zhang +2 more
2026
Decentralized LLM-Driven Coordination of Acoustic Robots for Contactless Object Manipulation
Yingying Wang, Narsimlu Kemsaram, Sriram Subramanian
2026
MonoDuo: Using One Robot Arm to Learn Bimanual Policies
Sandeep Bajamahal, Lawrence Yunliang Chen, Toru Lin +3 more
2026
Self-healing and sense-healing: metal-organic framework-filled polymers for robust and durable soft robotics.
Rajeev S, Amayeka SA, Panicker UG
Materials horizons · 2026
Beyond Binary: Sim-to-Real Dexterous Manipulation with Physics-Grounded Contact Representation
Jiahe Pan, Stelian Coros, Jitendra Malik +1 more
2026
How VLAs Fail Differently: Black-Box Action Monitoring Reveals Architecture-Specific Failure Signatures
Krishnam Gupta
2026
PrimitiveVLA: Learning Reusable Motion Primitives for Efficient and Generalizable Robotic Manipulation
Yutai Li, Shaohui Peng, Jiaming Guo +8 more
2026
GEM: Generative Supervision Helps Embodied Intelligence
Ruowen Zhao, Bangguo Li, Zuyan Liu +9 more
2026
What Frozen VLAs Already Know About Success: A Probing Study of Value-Like Structure in Foundation Robot Policies
Jiachen Zhang, Junnan Nie, Junyi Lao +4 more
2026
Mag-VLA: Vision-Language-Action Model for Bimanual Magnetically Actuated Microrobot Manipulation
Yongchen Wang, Kangyi Lu, Lan Wei +1 more
2026
Learning a Kinodynamic Trajectory Manifold for Impact-Aware Compliant Catching of Fast-Moving Objects
Guorui Pei, Mengshi Zhang, Xi Chen +3 more
2026
A Digital Twin Framework for Virtual Visuo-Haptic Teleoperation of Complex-Shaped Optical Microrobots
Zongcai Tan, Lan Wei, Dandan Zhang
2026
Safety-Critical Adaptive Impedance Control via Nonsmooth Control Barrier Functions under State and Input Constraints
Faisal Lawan, Xiaoran Han, Joaquin Carrasco +2 more
2026
Identifying Explicit Parsimonious Piece-wise Polynomial Relationships in Industrial time-series: Application to manipulator robots
Mazen Alamir, Sacha Clavel
2026
ProgVLA: Progress-Aware Robot Manipulation Skill Learning
Seungsu Kim, Jinyoung Choi, Seungmin Baek +1 more
2026
Natural Functional Gradients for Smooth Trajectory Optimization
Kisang Park, Chanwoo Kim, Kyungjae Lee +1 more
2026
VLA-Hijack: A Transferable Patch Attack against Vision-Language-Action Models via Visual Proprioception Hijacking
Jiyuan Fu, Kaixun Jiang, Jingkai Jia +7 more
2026
Simultaneous Contact Selection and Planning for Contact-Rich Manipulation with Cascaded Optimization
Zhe Zhang, Xingrong Diao, Haoxiang Liang +4 more
2026
SANTS: A State-Adaptive Scheduler for World Action Models
Yirui Sun, Guangyu Zhuge, Keliang Liu +4 more
2026