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Robotics Research Publications
An open index of robotics research papers, refreshed daily.
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MANIPULATION papers(5,632)
Clear ✕In-the-Wild Compliant Manipulation with UMI-FT
Hojung Choi, Yifan Hou, Chuer Pan +5 more
2026
SyncTwin: Fast Digital Twin Construction and Synchronization for Safe Robotic Manipulation
Ruopeng Huang, Boyu Yang, Wenlong Gui +3 more
2026
Fast-ThinkAct: Efficient Vision-Language-Action Reasoning via Verbalizable Latent Planning
Chi-Pin Huang, Yunze Man, Zhiding Yu +4 more
2026
Sim2real Image Translation Enables Viewpoint-Robust Policies from Fixed-Camera Datasets
Jeremiah Coholich, Justin Wit, Robert Azarcon +1 more
2026
CLARE: Continual Learning for Vision-Language-Action Models via Autonomous Adapter Routing and Expansion
Ralf Römer, Yi Zhang, Yuming Li +1 more
2026
CEI: A Unified Interface for Cross-Embodiment Visuomotor Policy Learning in 3D Space
Tong Wu, Shoujie Li, Junhao Gong +4 more
2026
Design Methodology of Hydraulically-driven Soft Robotic Gripper for a Large and Heavy Object
Ko Yamamoto, Kyosuke Ishibashi, Hiroki Ishikawa +1 more
2026
Generalizable Geometric Prior and Recurrent Spiking Feature Learning for Humanoid Robot Manipulation
Xuetao Li, Wenke Huang, Mang Ye +4 more
2026
QP-Based Control of an Underactuated Aerial Manipulator under Constraints
Nesserine Laribi, Mohammed Rida Mokhtari, Abdelaziz Benallegue +2 more
2026
Simplifying ROS2 controllers with a modular architecture for robot-agnostic reference generation
Davide Risi, Vincenzo Petrone, Antonio Langella +3 more
2026
ActiveVLA: Injecting Active Perception into Vision-Language-Action Models for Precise 3D Robotic Manipulation
Zhenyang Liu, Yongchong Gu, Yikai Wang +2 more
2026
FSAG: Enhancing Human-to-Dexterous-Hand Finger-Specific Affordance Grounding via Diffusion Models
Yifan Han, Yichuan Peng, Pengfei Yi +5 more
2026
A Pin-Array Structure for Gripping and Shape Recognition of Convex and Concave Terrain Profiles
Takuya Kato, Kentaro Uno, Kazuya Yoshida
2026
Failure-Aware RL: Reliable Offline-to-Online Reinforcement Learning with Self-Recovery for Real-World Manipulation
Huanyu Li, Kun Lei, Sheng Zang +5 more
2026
Stable In-hand Manipulation for a Lightweight Four-motor Prosthetic Hand
Yuki Kuroda, Tomoya Takahashi, Cristian C. Beltran-Hernandez +2 more
2026
Heterogeneous Multi-Expert Reinforcement Learning for Long-Horizon Multi-Goal Tasks in Autonomous Forklifts
Yun Chen, Bowei Huang, Fan Guo +1 more
2026
PALM: Progress-Aware Policy Learning via Affordance Reasoning for Long-Horizon Robotic Manipulation
Yuanzhe Liu, Jingyuan Zhu, Yuchen Mo +9 more
2026
A Sliding Mode Controller Based on Timoshenko Beam Theory Developed for a Tendon-Driven Robotic Wrist
Shifa Sulaiman, Mohammad Gohari, Francesco Schetter +1 more
2026
SPINE Gripper: A Twisted Underactuated Mechanism-based Passive Mode-Transition Gripper
JaeHyung Jang, JunHyeong Park, Joong-Ku Lee +1 more
2026
Model Reconciliation through Explainability and Collaborative Recovery in Assistive Robotics
Britt Besch, Tai Mai, Jeremias Thun +4 more
2026
CulinaryCut-VLAP: A Vision-Language-Action-Physics Framework for Food Cutting via a Force-Aware Material Point Method
Hyunseo Koh, Chang-Yong Song, Youngjae Choi +3 more
2026
Goal Force: Teaching Video Models To Accomplish Physics-Conditioned Goals
Nate Gillman, Yinghua Zhou, Zitian Tang +6 more
2026
DexterCap: An Affordable and Automated System for Capturing Dexterous Hand-Object Manipulation
Yutong Liang, Shiyi Xu, Yulong Zhang +3 more
2026
Intelligent Singularity Avoidance in UR10 Robotic Arm Path Planning Using Hybrid Fuzzy Logic and Reinforcement Learning
Sheng-Kai Chen, Jyh-Horng Wu
2026