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MANIPULATION papers(59,346)
Clear ✕CLAP: Direct VLM-to-VLA Adaptation via Language-Action Grounding
Yuri Ishitoya, Jeremy Siburian, Masashi Hamaya +3 more
2026
Impedance-Guided Programmable Transmission of Localized Deformation in Modular Soft Metamaterials
Weiyun Xu, Daewon Hong, Zhi Zhao +2 more
2026
SplatCtrl: Perception-Action Coupling via Gaussian Scene Representations and Reactive Robot Control
Siddarth Jain, Ho Jin Choi
2026
DexVerse: A Modular Benchmark for Multi-Task, Multi-Embodiment Dexterous Manipulation
Yunchao Yao, Zhuxiu Xu, Tianqi Zhang +12 more
2026
ContactMimic: Humanoid Object Interaction via Contact Control
Xinyao Li, Xialin He, Runpei Dong +1 more
2026
FabriVLA: A Lightweight Vision-Language-Action Model for Precise Multi-Task Manipulation
Shiyuan Yang, Borong Zhang, Jizheng Zhang +5 more
2026
Harness VLA: Steering Frozen VLAs into Reliable Manipulation Primitives via Memory-Guided Agents
Yixian Zhang, Huanming Zhang, Feng Gao +13 more
2026
SkillPlug: Unsupervised Skill Mining for Few-Shot Adaptation in Robotic Manipulation
Zi-han Ding, Ziwei Wang
2026
AnyDexRT: Calibration-Free Dexterous Hand Retargeting with Few-Shot Human Guidance
Chenxi Wang, Ying Feng, Hongjie Fang +4 more
2026
TFP: Temporally Conditioned Memory-Fusion Policies for Visuomotor Learning
Yushen Liang, Yue Peng, Baosheng Jin +6 more
2026
X-ACTA: eXtended Analytic Center Tension distribution Algorithm for fixed and mobile cable-driven-parallel-robot
Domenico Dona', Vincenzo Di Paola, Alberto Trevisani +1 more
2026
APIVOT: Adaptive Planning with Interleaved Vision-Language Thoughts
Emily Jin, Joy Hsu, Yiqing Xu +3 more
2026
Multilayer Soft PCBs via Laser Patterning and Solvent-Assisted Interface Engineering.
Rocha D, Lopes P, Peixoto P +2 more
Small methods · 2026
Soft Robotic Exogloves for Dexterous Mobility -- Towards Personalized Rehabilitation
Paul Dela Cruz, Mostafa Mo. Massoud, Jacqueline Libby
2026
Towards Soft Robotic Exogloves for Musculoskeletal Manipulation to Reduce Pain and Spasticity
Antonia Salluce, Maeryn Erdheim, Gailen Davis +3 more
2026
Monocular Vision Based Control Framework for Grasping
Shail Jadav, Dongheui Lee
2026
GIRAF: Towards Generalizable Human Interactions with Articulated Objects
Xiaohan Zhang, Sebastian Starke, Alexander Winkler +3 more
2026
Scaling Mixture-of-Experts Video Pretraining for Embodied Intelligence
Shuailei Ma, Jiaqi Liao, Xinyang Wang +17 more
2026
Continuous and large-scale: ELEANOR, the soft architected arm inspired by the elephant trunk
Giovanna A. Naselli, Anderson B. Nardin, Seonggun Joe +6 more
2026
Dual Latent Memory in Vision-Language-Action Models for Robotic Manipulation
Hongyu Qu, Jianzhe Gao, Xiaobin Hu +6 more
2026
EgoWAM: World Action Models Beyond Pixels with In-the-Wild Egocentric Human Data
Baoyu Li, Xinchen Yin, Mengying Lin +2 more
2026
Context-Aware Force Estimation for Deformable Tool Manipulation in Robotic Environmental Swabbing via Few-Shot Continual Adaptation
Siavash Mahmoudi, Chaitainya Kuppar Reddy, Yang Tian +1 more
2026
EmbodiedGen V2: An Agentic, Simulation-Ready 3D World Engine for Embodied AI
Xinjie Wang, Liu Liu, Taojun Ding +9 more
2026
Initiation Safety: A Missing Dimension in Generalist-Robot Safety
Zhijin Meng, Francisco Cruz
2026