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Manipulating deformable linear objects (DLOs) is challenging due to their complex dynamics and the need for safe interaction in contact-rich environments. Most existing models focus on shape prediction alone and fail to account for contact…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-05-21 Yiting Zhang , Shichen Li

Manipulating a deformable linear object (DLO) such as wire, cable, and rope is a common yet challenging task due to their high degrees of freedom and complex deformation behaviors, especially in an environment with obstacles. Existing local…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-12-02 Burak Aksoy , John Wen

Robotic manipulation of deformable linear objects (DLOs) is an active area of research, though emerging applications, like automotive wire harness installation, introduce constraints that have not been considered in prior work. Confined…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-02-19 Tyler Toner , Vahidreza Molazadeh , Miguel Saez , Dawn M. Tilbury , Kira Barton

Deformable Linear Objects (DLOs) such as ropes and cables are widely encountered in both household and industrial applications, yet remain challenging to manipulate due to their infinite-dimensional configuration space and frequent…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-05-18 Gina Wigginghaus , Tim Missal , Berk Guler , Simon Manschitz , Jan Peters

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

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

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

The deformable linear objects (DLOs) are common in both industrial and domestic applications, such as wires, cables, ropes. Because of its highly deformable nature, it is difficult for the robot to reproduce human's dexterous skills on…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-07-02 Mingrui Yu , Hanzhong Zhong , Fangxun Zhong , Xiang Li

Perception of deformable linear objects (DLOs), such as cables, ropes, and wires, is the cornerstone for successful downstream manipulation. Although vision-based methods have been extensively explored, they remain highly vulnerable to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-12-22 Kangchen Lv , Mingrui Yu , Shihefeng Wang , Xiangyang Ji , Xiang Li

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

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

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

Long-horizon routing tasks of deformable linear objects (DLOs), such as cables and ropes, are common in industrial assembly lines and everyday life. These tasks are particularly challenging because they require robots to manipulate DLO with…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-04-16 Mingen Li , Houjian Yu , Yixuan Huang , Youngjin Hong , Hantao Ye , Changhyun Choi

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

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

While manipulating rigid objects is an extensively explored research topic, deformable linear object (DLO) manipulation seems significantly underdeveloped. A potential reason for this is the inherent difficulty in describing and observing…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-05-12 Piotr Kicki , Amadeusz Szymko , Krzysztof Walas

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,…

Manipulation of deformable Linear objects (DLOs), including iron wire, rubber, silk, and nylon rope, is ubiquitous in daily life. These objects exhibit diverse physical properties, such as Young$'$s modulus and bending stiffness.Such…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-11-01 Mingen Li , Changhyun Choi

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

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
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