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This paper proposes a new control framework for manipulating soft objects. A Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) approach is used to make the shape of a deformable object reach a set of desired points by controlling a robotic arm which…

Deformable linear objects (DLOs), such as rods, cables, and ropes, play important roles in daily life. However, manipulation of DLOs is challenging as large geometrically nonlinear deformations may occur during the manipulation process.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-12-12 Dezhong Tong , Andrew Choi , Longhui Qin , Weicheng Huang , Jungseock Joo , M. Khalid Jawed

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 robotic manipulation of Deformable Linear Objects (DLOs) is a vital and challenging task that is important in many practical applications. Classical model-based approaches to this problem require an accurate model to capture how robot…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-09-15 Piotr Kicki , Michał Bidziński , Krzysztof Walas

Constrained environments are common in practical applications of manipulating deformable linear objects (DLOs), where movements of both DLOs and robots should be constrained. This task is high-dimensional and highly constrained owing to the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-10-01 Mingrui Yu , Kangchen Lv , Changhao Wang , Yongpeng Jiang , Masayoshi Tomizuka , Xiang Li

Deformable linear object (DLO) manipulation is needed in many fields. Previous research on deformable linear object (DLO) manipulation has primarily involved parallel jaw gripper manipulation with fixed grasping positions. However, the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-12-27 Sun Zhaole , Jihong Zhu , Robert B. Fisher

Deformable object manipulation tasks have long been regarded as challenging robotic problems. However, until recently very little work has been done on the subject, with most robotic manipulation methods being developed for rigid objects.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-08-04 Rita Laezza , Yiannis Karayiannidis

This paper addresses the problem of contact-based manipulation of deformable linear objects (DLOs) towards desired shapes with a dual-arm robotic system. To alleviate the burden of high-dimensional continuous state-action spaces, we model…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-10-19 Shengzeng Huo , Anqing Duan , Chengxi Li , Peng Zhou , Wanyu Ma , David Navarro-Alarcon

Robotic manipulation of deformable linear objects (DLOs) has broad application prospects in many fields. However, a key issue is to obtain the exact deformation models (i.e., how robot motion affects DLO deformation), which are hard to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-08-30 Mingrui Yu , Kangchen Lv , Hanzhong Zhong , Shiji Song , Xiang Li

Manipulating Deformable Linear Objects (DLOs) is challenging in robotics due to their infinite-dimensional configuration space and complex nonlinear dynamics. In teleoperation, depth uncertainty hinders state perception and reaction.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-05-08 Berk Guler , Simon Manschitz , Kay Pompetzki , Jan Peters

Manipulation of deformable linear objects (DLOs) in constrained environments is a challenging task. This paper describes a two-layered approach for placing DLOs on a flat surface using a single robot hand. The high-level layer is a novel…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-03-12 I. Grinberg , A. Levin , E. D. Rimon

Precise shape control of Deformable Linear Objects (DLOs) is crucial in robotic applications such as industrial and medical fields. However, existing methods face challenges in handling complex large deformation tasks, especially those…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-02-26 Zhaowei Liang , Song Wang , Zhao Jin , Shirui Wu , Dan Wu

In this work, we conducted research on deformable object manipulation by robots based on demonstration-enhanced reinforcement learning (RL). To improve the learning efficiency of RL, we enhanced the utilization of demonstration data from…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-11-05 Haoyuan Wang , Zihao Dong , Hongliang Lei , Zejia Zhang , Weizhuang Shi , Wei Luo , Weiwei Wan , Jian Huang

Manipulating deformable linear objects (DLOs) to achieve desired shapes in constrained environments with obstacles is a meaningful but challenging task. Global planning is necessary for such a highly-constrained task; however, accurate…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-02-20 Mingrui Yu , Kangchen Lv , Changhao Wang , Masayoshi Tomizuka , Xiang Li

Manipulating deformable linear objects (DLOs) such as wires and cables is crucial in various applications like electronics assembly and medical surgeries. However, it faces challenges due to DLOs' infinite degrees of freedom, complex…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-08-12 Yanzhao Yu , Haotian Yang , Junbo Tan , Xueqian Wang

This paper addresses the task of modeling Deformable Linear Objects (DLOs), such as ropes and cables, during dynamic motion over long time horizons. This task presents significant challenges due to the complex dynamics of DLOs. To address…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-03-10 Yizhou Chen , Yiting Zhang , Zachary Brei , Tiancheng Zhang , Yuzhen Chen , Julie Wu , Ram Vasudevan

While robotic manipulation of rigid objects is quite straightforward, coping with deformable objects is an open issue. More specifically, tasks like tying a knot, wiring a connector or even surgical suturing deal with the domain of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-10-11 Daniele De Gregorio , Gianluca Palli , Luigi Di Stefano

Deformable objects present several challenges to the field of robotic manipulation. One of the tasks that best encapsulates the difficulties arising due to non-rigid behavior is shape control, which requires driving an object to a desired…

MultiDLO is a real-time algorithm for estimating the shapes of multiple, intertwining deformable linear objects (DLOs) from RGB-D image sequences. Unlike prior methods that track only a single DLO, MultiDLO simultaneously handles several…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-06-04 Jingyi Xiang , Holly Dinkel

Achieving diverse and stable dexterous grasping for general and deformable objects remains a fundamental challenge in robotics, due to high-dimensional action spaces and uncertainty in perception. In this paper, we present D3Grasp, a…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-25 Keyu Wang , Bingcong Lu , Zhengxue Cheng , Hengdi Zhang , Li Song
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