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Recently, a number of grasp detection methods have been proposed that can be used to localize robotic grasp configurations directly from sensor data without estimating object pose. The underlying idea is to treat grasp perception…

Robotics · Computer Science 2017-07-03 Andreas ten Pas , Marcus Gualtieri , Kate Saenko , Robert Platt

The verification of successful grasps is a crucial aspect of robot manipulation, particularly when handling deformable objects. Traditional methods relying on force and tactile sensors often struggle with deformable and non-rigid objects.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-05-07 Pau Amargant , Peter Hönig , Markus Vincze

Reliable robotic grasping, especially with deformable objects such as fruits, remains a challenging task due to underactuated contact interactions with a gripper, unknown object dynamics and geometries. In this study, we propose a…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-07-25 Yunhai Han , Kelin Yu , Rahul Batra , Nathan Boyd , Chaitanya Mehta , Tuo Zhao , Yu She , Seth Hutchinson , Ye Zhao

This study introduces i-GRIP, an innovative movement goal estimator designed to facilitate the control of assistive devices for grasping tasks in individuals with upperlimb impairments. The algorithm operates within a collaborative control…

Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Biology 2024-09-26 Etienne Moullet , François Bailly , Justin Carpentier , Christine Azevedo Coste

This paper develops model-based grasp planning algorithms for assembly tasks. It focuses on industrial end-effectors like grippers and suction cups, and plans grasp configurations considering CAD models of target objects. The developed…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-03-06 Weiwei Wan , Kensuke Harada , Fumio Kanehiro

Suckers are significant for robots in picking, transferring, manipulation and locomotion on diverse surfaces. However, most of the existing suckers lack high-fidelity perceptual and tactile sensing, which impedes them from resolving the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-11-05 Ruiyong Yuan , Jieji Ren , Zhanxuan Peng , Feifei Chen , Guoying Gu

In this paper we study grasp problem in dense cluster, a challenging task in warehouse logistics scenario. By introducing a two-step robust suction affordance detection method, we focus on using vacuum suction pad to clear up a box filled…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-06-10 Mingshuo Han , Wenhai Liu. , Zhenyu Pan , Teng Xue , Quanquan Shao , Jin Ma , Weiming Wang

Manipulation of thin materials is critical for many everyday tasks and remains a significant challenge for robots. While existing research has made strides in tasks like material smoothing and folding, many studies struggle with common…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-08-12 Ankush Kundan Dhawan , Camille Chungyoun , Karina Ting , Monroe Kennedy

One goal of dexterous robotic grasping is to allow robots to handle objects with the same level of flexibility and adaptability as humans. However, it remains a challenging task to generate an optimal grasping strategy for dexterous hands,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-05-17 Fuqiang Zhao , Dzmitry Tsetserukou , Qian Liu

End-to-end self-supervised models have been proposed for estimating the success of future candidate grasps and video predictive models for generating future observations. However, none have yet studied these two strategies side-by-side for…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-03-14 Daniel Fernandes Gomes , Wenxuan Mou , Paolo Paoletti , Shan Luo

To realize a robust robotic grasping system for unknown objects in an unstructured environment, large amounts of grasp data and 3D model data for the object are required, the sizes of which directly affect the rate of successful grasps. To…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-02-02 Gang Peng , Zhenyu Ren , Hao Wang , Xinde Li

Grasping object,whether they are flat, round, or narrow and whether they have regular or irregular shapes,introduces difficulties in determining the ideal grasping posture, even for the most state-of-the-art grippers. In this article, we…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-05-07 Chenghua Lu , Kailuan Tang , Max Yang , Tianqi Yue , Nathan F. Lepora

Shape-morphing robots have shown benefits in industrial grasping. We propose form-flexible grippers for adaptive grasping. The design is based on the hybrid jamming and suction mechanism, which deforms to handle objects that vary…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-07-03 Huijiang Wang , Holger Kunz , Timon Adler , Fumiya Iida

Grasp is an essential skill for robots to interact with humans and the environment. In this paper, we build a vision-based, robust and real-time robotic grasp approach with fully convolutional neural network. The main component of our…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-09-19 Hanbo Zhang , Xinwen Zhou , Xuguang Lan , Jin Li , Zhiqiang Tian , Nanning Zheng

Different manipulation tasks require different types of grasps. For example, holding a heavy tool like a hammer requires a multi-fingered power grasp offering stability, while holding a pen to write requires a multi-fingered precision grasp…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-01-11 Qingkai Lu , Tucker Hermans

In order to explore robotic grasping in unstructured and dynamic environments, this work addresses the visual perception phase involved in the task. This phase involves the processing of visual data to obtain the location of the object to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-03-02 Eduardo Godinho Ribeiro , Raul de Queiroz Mendes , Valdir Grassi

Current approaches to grasp planning for robotics demonstrate high success rates, but degrade with noisy sensors and other factors. Previous works have proposed tactile-based grasp stability classifiers to detect failures, but these…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-05-08 Kyle DuFrene , Cindy Grimm

Unlike traditional robotic hands, underactuated compliant hands are challenging to model due to inherent uncertainties. Consequently, pose estimation of a grasped object is usually performed based on visual perception. However, visual…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-01-18 Osher Azulay , Inbar Ben-David , Avishai Sintov

Grasp detection is an essential task in robotics with various industrial applications. However, traditional methods often struggle with occlusions and do not utilize language for grasping. Incorporating natural language into grasp detection…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-07-30 Tuan Van Vo , Minh Nhat Vu , Baoru Huang , An Vuong , Ngan Le , Thieu Vo , Anh Nguyen

The development of tactile sensing and its fusion with computer vision is expected to enhance robotic systems in handling complex tasks like deformable object manipulation. However, readily available industrial grippers typically lack…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-06-12 Remko Proesmans , Francis wyffels