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The task of shape abstraction with semantic part consistency is challenging due to the complex geometries of natural objects. Recent methods learn to represent an object shape using a set of simple primitives to fit the target.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-09-06 Di Liu , Long Zhao , Qilong Zhangli , Yunhe Gao , Ting Liu , Dimitris N. Metaxas

Learning actions that are relevant to decision-making and can be executed effectively is a key problem in autonomous robotics. Current state-of-the-art action representations in robotics lack proper effect-driven learning of the robot's…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-04-04 Marko Zaric , Jakob Hollenstein , Justus Piater , Erwan Renaudo

Object detection is a fundamental task for robots to operate in unstructured environments. Today, there are several deep learning algorithms that solve this task with remarkable performance. Unfortunately, training such systems requires…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-06-30 Federico Ceola , Elisa Maiettini , Giulia Pasquale , Lorenzo Rosasco , Lorenzo Natale

We propose DemoDiffusion, a simple method for enabling robots to perform manipulation tasks by imitating a single human demonstration, without requiring task-specific training or paired human-robot data. Our approach is based on two…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-10 Sungjae Park , Homanga Bharadhwaj , Shubham Tulsiani

Recently, motion generation by machine learning has been actively researched to automate various tasks. Imitation learning is one such method that learns motions from data collected in advance. However, executing long-term tasks remains…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-03-17 Kazuki Hayashi , Sho Sakaino , Toshiaki Tsuji

Enabling humanoid robots to perform long-horizon mobile manipulation planning in real-world environments based on embodied perception and comprehension abilities has been a longstanding challenge. With the recent rise of large language…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-03-12 Fangyuan Wang , Shipeng Lyu , Peng Zhou , Anqing Duan , Guodong Guo , David Navarro-Alarcon

Robotic grasping of 3D deformable objects (e.g., fruits/vegetables, internal organs, bottles/boxes) is critical for real-world applications such as food processing, robotic surgery, and household automation. However, developing grasp…

Humans can leverage hierarchical structures to split a task into sub-tasks and solve problems efficiently. Both imitation and reinforcement learning or a combination of them with hierarchical structures have been proven to be an efficient…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-12-15 Yaru Niu , Yijun Gu

World models for deformable objects should recover not only geometry and appearance, but also underlying physical dynamics, interaction grounding, and material behavior. Learning such a model from real videos is challenging because…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-05-21 Can Li , Zhoujian Li , Ren Li , Jie Gu , Lei Lei , Jingmin Chen , Lei Sun

Imitation learning with visual observations is notoriously inefficient when addressed with end-to-end behavioural cloning methods. In this paper, we explore an alternative paradigm which decomposes reasoning into three phases. First, a…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-12-20 Norman Di Palo , Edward Johns

The recent trend in multiple object tracking (MOT) is heading towards leveraging deep learning to boost the tracking performance. In this paper, we propose a novel solution named TransSTAM, which leverages Transformer to effectively model…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-06-01 Peng Dai , Yiqiang Feng , Renliang Weng , Changshui Zhang

Manipulation of large objects over long horizons (such as carts in a warehouse) is an essential skill for deployable robotic systems. Large objects require mobile manipulation which involves simultaneous manipulation, navigation, and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-10-10 Yajvan Ravan , Zhutian Yang , Tao Chen , Tomás Lozano-Pérez , Leslie Pack Kaelbling

In this paper we tackle the problem of deformable object manipulation through model-free visual reinforcement learning (RL). In order to circumvent the sample inefficiency of RL, we propose two key ideas that accelerate learning. First, we…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-03-04 Yilin Wu , Wilson Yan , Thanard Kurutach , Lerrel Pinto , Pieter Abbeel

This paper focuses on motion prediction for point cloud sequences in the challenging case of deformable 3D objects, such as human body motion. First, we investigate the challenges caused by deformable shapes and complex motions present in…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-07-20 Pedro Gomes , Silvia Rossi , Laura Toni

Most prior research in deep imitation learning has predominantly utilized fixed cameras for image input, which constrains task performance to the predefined field of view. However, enabling a robot to actively maneuver its neck can…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-06-24 Koki Nakagawa , Yoshiyuki Ohmura , Yasuo Kuniyoshi

Learning to manipulate objects efficiently, particularly those involving sustained contact (e.g., pushing, sliding) and articulated parts (e.g., drawers, doors), presents significant challenges. Traditional methods, such as robot-centric…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-03-18 Shijie Fang , Wenchang Gao , Shivam Goel , Christopher Thierauf , Matthias Scheutz , Jivko Sinapov

Imitation learning from human hand motion data presents a promising avenue for imbuing robots with human-like dexterity in real-world manipulation tasks. Despite this potential, substantial challenges persist, particularly with the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-07-08 Chen Wang , Haochen Shi , Weizhuo Wang , Ruohan Zhang , Li Fei-Fei , C. Karen Liu

We demonstrate model-based, visual robot manipulation of linear deformable objects. Our approach is based on a state-space representation of the physical system that the robot aims to control. This choice has multiple advantages, including…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-10-07 Mengyuan Yan , Yilin Zhu , Ning Jin , Jeannette Bohg

Imitation learning method has shown immense promise for robotic manipulation, yet its practical deployment is fundamentally constrained by the data scarcity. Despite prior work on collecting large-scale datasets, there still remains a…

Generalizing language-conditioned multi-task imitation learning (IL) models to novel long-horizon 3D manipulation tasks is challenging. To address this, we propose DeCo (Task Decomposition and Skill Composition), a model-agnostic framework…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-02-17 Zixuan Chen , Junhui Yin , Yangtao Chen , Jing Huo , Pinzhuo Tian , Jieqi Shi , Yiwen Hou , Yinchuan Li , Yang Gao