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As litter pollution continues to rise globally, developing automated tools capable of detecting litter effectively remains a significant challenge. This study presents a novel approach that combines, for the first time, privileged…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-07 Matthias Bartolo , Konstantinos Makantasis , Dylan Seychell

The use of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) has played a pivotal role in manufacturing and distribution operations, providing reliable and efficient product handling. In this project, we constructed a deep learning-based pallets detection…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-04-21 Shengchang Zhang , Jie Xiang , Weijian Han

We tackle the challenge of robotic bin packing with irregular objects, such as groceries. Given the diverse physical attributes of these objects and the complex constraints governing their placement and manipulation, employing preprogrammed…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-11-09 André Santos , Nuno Ferreira Duarte , Atabak Dehban , José Santos-Victor

Industrial assembly of deformable linear objects (DLOs) such as cables offers great potential for many industries. However, DLOs pose several challenges for robot-based automation due to the inherent complexity of deformation and,…

The use of machine learning algorithms is an attractive way to produce very fast detector simulations for scattering reactions that can otherwise be computationally expensive. Here we develop a factorised approach where we deal with each…

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability · Physics 2022-07-26 D. Darulis , R. Tyson , D. G. Ireland , D. I. Glazier , B. McKinnon , P. Pauli

The paper described a generalized integrated glance to bin packing problems including a brief literature survey and some new problem formulations for the cases of multiset estimates of items. A new systemic viewpoint to bin packing problems…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2016-05-25 Mark Sh. Levin

Industrial applications of machine learning face unique challenges due to the nature of raw industry data. Preprocessing and preparing raw industrial data for machine learning applications is a demanding task that often takes more time and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-09-09 Philipp Fleck , Manfred Kügel , Michael Kommenda

In the domain of vehicle telematics the automated recognition of driving maneuvers is used to classify and evaluate driving behaviour. This not only serves as a component to enhance the personalization of insurance policies, but also to…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-07-01 Jonathan Schuster , Fabian Transchel

The food packaging industry handles an immense variety of food products with wide-ranging shapes and sizes, even within one kind of food. Menus are also diverse and change frequently, making automation of pick-and-place difficult. A popular…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-03-11 Avinash Ummadisingu , Kuniyuki Takahashi , Naoki Fukaya

Industrial bin picking for tangled-prone objects requires the robot to either pick up untangled objects or perform separation manipulation when the bin contains no isolated objects. The robot must be able to flexibly perform appropriate…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-07-10 Xinyi Zhang , Yukiyasu Domae , Weiwei Wan , Kensuke Harada

Robotic grasping is facing a variety of real-world uncertainties caused by non-static object states, unknown object properties, and cluttered object arrangements. The difficulty of grasping increases with the presence of more uncertainties,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-10 Hao Chen , Takuya Kiyokawa , Weiwei Wan , Kensuke Harada

This paper addresses the challenges of vision-based manipulation for autonomous cutting and unpacking of transparent plastic bags in industrial setups, aligning with the Industry 4.0 paradigm. Industry 4.0, driven by data, connectivity,…

The term robot generally refers to a machine that looks and works in a way similar to a human. The modern industry is rapidly shifting from manual control of systems to automation, in order to increase productivity and to deliver quality…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-01-21 Krishnaraj Rao N S , Avinash N J , Rama Moorthy H , Karthik K , Sudesh Rao , Santosh S

This work proposes a process for efficiently training a point-wise object detector that enables localizing objects and computing their 6D poses in cluttered and occluded scenes. Accurate pose estimation is typically a requirement for robust…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-02-22 Jean-Philippe Mercier , Chaitanya Mitash , Philippe Giguère , Abdeslam Boularias

We provide a method for detecting and localizing objects near a robot arm using arm-mounted miniature time-of-flight sensors. A key challenge when using arm-mounted sensors is differentiating between the robot itself and external objects in…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-22 Carter Sifferman , Mohit Gupta , Michael Gleicher

Autonomous mobile service robots, like lawnmowers or cleaning robots, operating in human-populated environments need to reason about local human-human interactions to support safe and socially aware navigation while fulfilling their tasks.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-02-27 Mengyu Liang , Sarah Gillet Schlegel , Iolanda Leite

Selective weeding is one of the key challenges in the field of agriculture robotics. To accomplish this task, a farm robot should be able to accurately detect plants and to distinguish them between crop and weeds. Most of the promising…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-12-19 Maurilio Di Cicco , Ciro Potena , Giorgio Grisetti , Alberto Pretto

Consolidation of loose packages into transport units is a fundamental activity offered by logistics service-providers. Moving the transport units instead of loose packages is faster (with one movement only, multiple packages are loaded…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-10-24 Enrico Angelelli , Claudia Archetti , Lorenzo Peirano

Fault detection in industrial plants is a hot research area as more and more sensor data are being collected throughout the industrial process. Automatic data-driven approaches are widely needed and seen as a promising area of investment.…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2016-03-21 Wei Xiao

Automating warehouse operations can reduce logistics overhead costs, ultimately driving down the final price for consumers, increasing the speed of delivery, and enhancing the resiliency to market fluctuations. This extended abstract…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-10-10 Shuai Li , Azarakhsh Keipour , Kevin Jamieson , Nicolas Hudson , Sicong Zhao , Charles Swan , Kostas Bekris