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In this paper, a quick and efficient method is presented for grasping unknown objects in clutter. The grasping method relies on real-time superquadric (SQ) representation of partial view objects and incomplete object modelling, well suited…

Robotics · Computer Science 2017-10-06 Abhijit Makhal , Frederico Thomas , Alba Perez Gracia

Humans can determine a proper strategy to grasp an object according to the measured physical attributes or the prior knowledge of the object. This paper proposes an approach to determining the strategy of dexterous grasping by using an…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-11-18 Bharath Rao , Hui Li , Krishna Krishnan , Enkhsaikhan Boldsaikhan , Hongsheng He

How should a robot direct active vision so as to ensure reliable grasping? We answer this question for the case of dexterous grasping of unfamiliar objects. By dexterous grasping we simply mean grasping by any hand with more than two…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-07-03 Ermano Arruda , Jeremy Wyatt , Marek Kopicki

We present a framework for evaluating 6-DoF instance-level object pose estimators, focusing on those that require a single RGB (not RGB-D) image as input. Besides gaining intuition about how accurate these estimators are, we are interested…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-12-03 Eric C. Joyce , Qianwen Zhao , Nathaniel Burgdorfer , Long Wang , Philippos Mordohai

In warehouse environments, robots require robust picking capabilities to manage a wide variety of objects. Effective deployment demands minimal hardware, strong generalization to new products, and resilience in diverse settings. Current…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-10-01 Soofiyan Atar , Yi Li , Markus Grotz , Michael Wolf , Dieter Fox , Joshua Smith

This paper proposes a visual-servoing method dedicated to grasping of daily-life objects. In order to obtain an affordable solution, we use a low-accurate robotic arm. Our method corrects errors by using an RGB-D sensor. It is based on SURF…

Robotics · Computer Science 2016-12-13 Ludovic Hofer , Michio Tanaka , Hakaru Tamukoh , Amir Ali Forough Nassiraei , Takashi Morie

This paper addresses the problem of mobile grasping in dynamic, unknown environments where a robot must operate under a limited field-of-view. The fundamental challenge is the inherent trade-off between ``seeing'' around to reduce…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-05-12 Tianrun Hu , Anxing Xiao , David Hsu , Hanbo Zhang

An unstable grasp pose can lead to slip, thus an unstable grasp pose can be predicted by slip detection. A regrasp is required afterwards to correct the grasp pose in order to finish the task. In this work, we propose a novel regrasp…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-06-02 Qian Feng , Zhaopeng Chen , Jun Deng , Chunhui Gao , Jianwei Zhang , Alois Knoll

Accurate grasping is the key to several robotic tasks including assembly and household robotics. Executing a successful grasp in a cluttered environment requires multiple levels of scene understanding: First, the robot needs to analyze the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-05-13 René Zurbrügg , Yifan Liu , Francis Engelmann , Suryansh Kumar , Marco Hutter , Vaishakh Patil , Fisher Yu

Grasping unseen objects in unconstrained, cluttered environments is an essential skill for autonomous robotic manipulation. Despite recent progress in full 6-DoF grasp learning, existing approaches often consist of complex sequential…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-03-29 Martin Sundermeyer , Arsalan Mousavian , Rudolph Triebel , Dieter Fox

In this paper, we present a modular robotic system to tackle the problem of generating and performing antipodal robotic grasps for unknown objects from n-channel image of the scene. We propose a novel Generative Residual Convolutional…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-06-14 Sulabh Kumra , Shirin Joshi , Ferat Sahin

In this paper, a novel robotic grasping system is established to automatically pick up objects in cluttered scenes. A composite robotic hand composed of a suction cup and a gripper is designed for grasping the object stably. The suction cup…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-02-22 Yuhong Deng , Xiaofeng Guo , Yixuan Wei , Kai Lu , Bin Fang , Di Guo , Huaping Liu , Fuchun Sun

In this paper, we explore deep reinforcement learning algorithms for vision-based robotic grasping. Model-free deep reinforcement learning (RL) has been successfully applied to a range of challenging environments, but the proliferation of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-03-30 Deirdre Quillen , Eric Jang , Ofir Nachum , Chelsea Finn , Julian Ibarz , Sergey Levine

Robotic grasping of arbitrary objects even in completely known environments still remains a challenging problem. Most previously developed algorithms had focused on fingertip grasp, failing to solve the problem even for fully actuated…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-07-23 IA Sainul , Sankha Deb , AK Deb

This paper aims to improve robots' versatility and adaptability by allowing them to use a large variety of end-effector tools and quickly adapt to new tools. We propose AdaGrasp, a method to learn a single grasping policy that generalizes…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-03-16 Zhenjia Xu , Beichun Qi , Shubham Agrawal , Shuran Song

Dexterous grasping is a fundamental yet challenging skill in robotic manipulation, requiring precise interaction between robotic hands and objects. In this paper, we present $\mathcal{D(R,O)}$ Grasp, a novel framework that models the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-03-17 Zhenyu Wei , Zhixuan Xu , Jingxiang Guo , Yiwen Hou , Chongkai Gao , Zhehao Cai , Jiayu Luo , Lin Shao

We review the work on data-driven grasp synthesis and the methodologies for sampling and ranking candidate grasps. We divide the approaches into three groups based on whether they synthesize grasps for known, familiar or unknown objects.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2016-04-15 Jeannette Bohg , Antonio Morales , Tamim Asfour , Danica Kragic

Robotic manipulation of unknown objects is an important field of research. Practical applications occur in many real-world settings where robots need to interact with an unknown environment. We tackle the problem of reactive grasping by…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-03-26 Marc Tuscher , Julian Hörz , Danny Driess , Marc Toussaint

In vision-based robot manipulation, a single camera view can only capture one side of objects of interest, with additional occlusions in cluttered scenes further restricting visibility. As a result, the observed geometry is incomplete, and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-12-19 Abhishek Kashyap , Yuxuan Yang , Henrik Andreasson , Todor Stoyanov

In this paper we propose an approach for efficient grasp selection for manipulation tasks of unknown objects. Even for simple tasks such as pick-and-place, a unique solution is rare to occur. Rather, multiple candidate grasps must be…

Robotics · Computer Science 2016-03-15 Ana Huaman Quispe , Heni Ben Amor , Henrik Christensen , Mike Stilman