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FlexiTac: A Low-Cost, Open-Source, Scalable Tactile Sensing Solution for Robotic Systems

Binghao Huang, Yunzhu Li ยท 2026

We present FlexiTac, a low-cost, open-source, and scalable piezoresistive tactile sensing solution designed for robotic end-effectors. FlexiTac is a practical "plug-in" module consisting of (i) thin, โ€ฆ

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Learning Tactile-Aware Quadrupedal Loco-Manipulation Policies

Pokuang Zhou, Yuhao Zhou, Quan Luu, Seungho Han, Heng Zhang, Binghao Huang, Yunzhu Li, Arash Ajoudani, Zhengtong Xu, Yu She ยท 2026

Quadrupedal loco-manipulation is commonly built on visual perception and proprioception. Yet reliable contact-rich manipulation remains difficult: vision and proprioception alone cannot resolve uncertโ€ฆ

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Global Sampling-Based Trajectory Optimization for Contact-Rich Manipulation via KernelSOS

Zhongqi Wei, Frederike Dumbgen ยท 2026

Contact-rich manipulation is challenging due to its high dimensionality, the requirement for long time horizons, and the presence of hybrid contact dynamics. Sampling-based methods have become a populโ€ฆ

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A New Location Estimator for Mixed LOS & NLOS scenarios

Gaurav Duggal, Richard M. Buehrer, Harpreet S. Dhillon, Jeffrey H. Reed ยท 2026

Time-of-arrival (TOA)-based localization in mixed line-of-sight (LOS) and non-line-of-sight (NLOS) environments is challenging because conventional Euclidean range models do not capture diffraction-doโ€ฆ

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ANCHOR: A Physically Grounded Closed-Loop Framework for Robust Home-Service Mobile Manipulation

Jinhao Jiang, Shengyu Fang, Sibo Zuo, Yujie Tang, Yirui Li ยท 2026

Recent advances in open-vocabulary mobile manipulation have brought robots into real domestic environments. In such settings, reliable long-horizon execution under open-set object references and frequโ€ฆ

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Enabling High Error Tolerance in Satellite Video Transmissions by Generative Semantic Communication

Zixin Zhao, Jingzhi Hu, Geoffrey Ye Li ยท 2026

Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite relays will significantly extend the coverage of mobile networks, enabling users in remote areas to transmit data of real-time events. Nevertheless, the limited power oโ€ฆ

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OpenPodcar2: a robust, ROS2 vehicle for self-driving research

Rakshit Soni, Chris Waltham, Md Umar Ibrahim, Mark Crampton, Charles Fox ยท 2026

OpenPodcar2 is a robust, ROS2-interfaced, low-cost, open source hardware and software, autonomous vehicle platform based on an off-the-shelf, hard-canopy, mobility scooter donor vehicle. It is a modifโ€ฆ

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Toward Low-Altitude Embodied Intelligence: A Sensing-Communication-Computation-Control Closed-Loop Perspective

Jihao Luo, Zesong Fei, Xinyi Wang, Shuntian Tang, Zilong Liu, Yiqing Zhou ยท 2026

The rapid growth of the low-altitude economy drives increasingly autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations, giving rise to low-altitude embodied intelligence (LAEI), in which sensing, communโ€ฆ

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UAV Trajectory and Bandwidth Allocation for Efficient Data Collection in Low-Altitude Intelligent IoT: A Hierarchical DRL Approach

Zhenjia Xu, Xiaoling Zhang, Nan Qi, Xiaojie Li, Luliang Jia ยท 2026

Under the 6G wireless network evolution, the low-altitude Internet of Things (IoT), supported by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) capabilities, providesโ€ฆ

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Time-Frequency Pilot Sequence Design and LoS Delay-Doppler Estimation

Aadarsh Devanand, Praful D. Mankar ยท 2026

We present a novel framework for line-of-sight (LoS) delay-Doppler (DD) estimation in dense scattering propagation environments. We present two time-frequency (TF) domain pilot sequences inspired by tโ€ฆ

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False Feasibility in Variable Impedance MPC for Legged Locomotion

Vishal Ramesh ยท 2026

Variable impedance model predictive control (MPC) formulations that treat joint stiffness as an instantaneous decision variable operate on a feasible set strictly larger than the physically realizableโ€ฆ

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Multimodal Diffusion to Mutually Enhance Polarized Light and Low Resolution EBSD Data

Harry Dong, Timofey Efimov, Megna Shah, Jeff Simmons, Sean Donegan, Marc De Graef, Yuejie Chi ยท 2026

In spite of the utility of 3-D electron back-scattered diffraction (EBSD) microscopy, the data collection process can be time-consuming with serial-sectioning. Hence, it is natural to look at other moโ€ฆ

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An LLM-Driven Closed-Loop Autonomous Learning Framework for Robots Facing Uncovered Tasks in Open Environments

Hong Su ยท 2026

Autonomous robots operating in open environments need the ability to continuously handle tasks that are not covered by predefined local methods. However, existing approaches often rely on repeated larโ€ฆ

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X2-N: A Transformable Wheel-legged Humanoid Robot with Dual-mode Locomotion and Manipulation

Yan Ning, Xingzhou Chen, Delong Li, Hao Zhang, Hanfu Gai, Tongyuan Li, Cheng Zhang, Zhihui Peng, Ling Shi ยท 2026

Wheel-legged robots combine the efficiency of wheeled locomotion with the versatility of legged systems, enabling rapid traversal over both continuous and discrete terrains. However, conventional desiโ€ฆ

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Monolithically Integrated VO$_2$ Mott Oscillators for Energy-Efficient Spiking Neurons

Fabio Bersano, Cyrille Masserey, Vanessa Conti, Andrea Iaconeta, Niccolo' Martinolli, Ehsan Ansari, Anna Varini, Igor Stolichnov, Adrian Mihai Ionescu ยท 2026

Brain-inspired non-Boolean computing offers intrinsic error tolerance and parallelism, but its practical deployment is limited by the lack of compact, energy-efficient spiking hardware compatible withโ€ฆ

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Personalized electric vehicle energy consumption estimation framework that integrates driver behavior with map data

Sreechakra Vasudeva Raju Rachavelpula, Sangwhan Cha ยท 2026

This paper presents a personalized Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) energy consumption estimation framework that integrates map-based contextual features with driver-specific velocity prediction and phyโ€ฆ

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Low-Cost Turntable Designed for RF Phased Array Antenna Active Element Pattern Measurement

Rebekah Edwards, Taylor Martini, Jonathan E. Swindell, David W. Cox, Adam C. Goad, Austin Egbert, Charles Baylis, Robert J. Marks ยท 2026

Accurate antenna array calibrations and measurements of aspects such as active element pattern (AEP) are critical for enabling integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) technologies such as directioโ€ฆ

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Model Predictive Communication for Timely Status Updates in Low-Altitude Networks

Bowen Li, Jiping Luo, Themistoklis Charalambous, Nikolaos Pappas ยท 2026

Timely information delivery in low-altitude networks is critical for many time-sensitive applications, such as unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) navigation, inspection, and surveillance. The key challengeโ€ฆ

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Adaptive Multi-UAV Relay Deployment Framework in Satellite Aerial Ground Integrated Systems

Bhola, Yu-Jia Chen, Ashutosh Balakrishnan, Swades De, Li-Chun Wang ยท 2026

The sixth generation (6G) communication networks are expected to provide high data rates, ultra-reliable communication, and massive connectivity, especially in challenging environments such as dense uโ€ฆ

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Onboard Wind Estimation for Small UAVs Equipped with Low-Cost Sensors: An Aerodynamic Model-Integrated Filtering Approach

Bingchen Cheng, Tielin Ma, Jingcheng Fu, Lulu Tao, Tianhui Guo ยท 2026

To enable autonomous wind estimation for energy-efficient flight in small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), this study proposes a method that estimates flight states and wind using only the low-cost esโ€ฆ

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