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Flying by Inference: Active Inference World Models for Adaptive UAV Swarms

Kaleem Arshid, Ali Krayani, Lucio Marcenaro, David Martin Gomez, Carlo Regazzoni · 2026

This paper presents an expert-guided active-inference-inspired framework for adaptive UAV swarm trajectory planning. The proposed method converts multi-UAV trajectory design from a repeated combinator…

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Robust Geometric Control of Catenary Robots under Unstructured Force Uncertainties

Alexandre Anahory Simoes, Leonardo Colombo · 2026

This paper considers the robust control of a catenary robot composed of two quadrotors connected by an inextensible cable. The system is modeled on \(SE(3)\), with the cable treated as a geometric sub…

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An Experimental Modular Instrument With a Haptic Feedback Framework for Robotic Surgery Training

Walid Shaker, Mustafa Suphi Erden · 2026

Robotic-assisted surgery offers significant clinical advantages but largely eliminates direct haptic feedback, increasing the risk of excessive tool-tissue interaction forces. Although recent commerci…

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ATLAS: An Annotation Tool for Long-horizon Robotic Action Segmentation

Sergej Stanovcic, Daniel Sliwowski, Dongheui Lee · 2026

Annotating long-horizon robotic demonstrations with precise temporal action boundaries is crucial for training and evaluating action segmentation and manipulation policy learning methods. Existing ann…

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2D and 3D Grasp Planners for the GET Asymmetrical Gripper

Andrew Goldberg, Ethan Ransing, Anton Kourakin, Cael Magner, Edward H. Adelson, Ken Goldberg · 2026

In this paper, we introduce GET-2D-1.0, a fast grasp planner for the GET asymmetrical gripper that operates from a single-view RGB-D image, using the Ferrari-Canny metric and a novel sampling strategy…

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Variational Neural Belief Parameterizations for Robust Dexterous Grasping under Multimodal Uncertainty

Clinton Enwerem, Shreya Kalyanaraman, John S. Baras, Calin Belta · 2026

Contact variability, sensing uncertainty, and external disturbances make grasp execution stochastic. Expected-quality objectives ignore tail outcomes and often select grasps that fail under adverse co…

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Defining the Magnetization State of LCF Magnets: From Material Properties to Motor-Level Metrics

Taha El Hajji, Aleksandr Nadkin, Stefan Skoog, Lars Sjoberg, Kristoffer Nilsson, Anthony C. Morcos · 2026

Variable flux memory motors, which employ Low Coercive Force (LCF) magnets, achieve extended high-efficiency operation through controllable magnetization states. To address the need for a unified appr…

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QuietWalk: Physics-Informed Reinforcement Learning for Ground Reaction Force-Aware Humanoid Locomotion Under Diverse Footwear

Hanze Hu, Luying Feng, Silu Chen, Tianjiang Zheng, Dexin Jiang, Wei Chen, Chi Zhang, Guilin Yang, Yaochu Jin · 2026

Humanoid robots operating in human-centered environments (e.g., homes, hospitals, and offices) must mitigate foot--ground impact transients, as impact-induced vibration and noise degrade user experien…

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Real-Time Non-Contact Force Compensation for Wrist-Mounted Force/Torque Sensors in Haptic-Enabled Robotic Surgery Training

Walid Shaker, Mustafa Suphi Erden · 2026

Haptic feedback has been a long-missed feature in robotic-assisted surgery, one that would allow surgeons to perceive tissue properties and apply controlled forces during delicate procedures. Although…

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RecoverFormer: End-to-End Contact-Aware Recovery for Humanoid Robots

Zihui Liu · 2026

Humanoid robots operating in unstructured environments must recover from unexpected disturbances-a capability that remains challenging for end-to-end control policies. We present RECOVERFORMER, a full…

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Multi-robot obstacle-aware shepherding of non-cohesive target agents

Cinzia Tomaselli, Stefano Covone, Andreagiovanni Reina, Mario di Bernardo · 2026

This paper presents a novel control strategy for multi-agent shepherding of non-cohesive targets in obstacle-rich environments. Unlike previous approaches that assume cohesive flocking behavior, our m…

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Characterizing pitch and roll torque coupling in insect-sized flapping-wing robots using a microfabricated gimbal

Aaron Weber, Daksh Dhingra, Sawyer B. Fuller · 2026

Sub-gram flapping-wing flying insect robots (FIRs) are challenging to model because of mechanical complexity in their wings, unsteady aerodynamic flow, and the difficulty of making precise measurement…

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Scaling of Gaussian Kolmogorov--Arnold Networks

Amir Noorizadegan, Sifan Wang · 2026

The Gaussian scale parameter \(\epsilon\) is central to the behavior of Gaussian Kolmogorov--Arnold Networks (KANs), yet its role in deep edge-based architectures has not been studied systematically. …

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A Kinematic Framework for Evaluating Pinch Configurations in Robotic Hand Design without Object or Contact Models

HyoJae Kang, Joonho Lee, Hyunmok Jung, Dong Il Park · 2026

Evaluating the pinch capability of a robotic hand is important for understanding its functional dexterity. However, many existing grasp evaluation methods rely on object geometry or contact force mode…

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Learning Hybrid-Control Policies for High-Precision In-Contact Manipulation Under Uncertainty

Hunter L. Brown, Geoffrey Hollinger, Stefan Lee · 2026

Reinforcement learning-based control policies have been frequently demonstrated to be more effective than analytical techniques for many manipulation tasks. Commonly, these methods learn neural contro…

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Wrench-Aware Admittance Control for Unknown-Payload Manipulation

Hossein Gholampour, Logan E. Beaver · 2026

Unknown payloads can strongly affect compliant robotic manipulation, especially when the payload center of mass is not aligned with the tool center point. In this case, the payload generates an offset…

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AI-Enabled Image-Based Hybrid Vision/Force Control of Tendon-Driven Aerial Continuum Manipulators

Shayan Sepahvand, Farrokh Janabi-Sharifi, Farhad Aghili · 2026

This paper presents an AI-enabled cascaded hybrid vision/force control framework for tendon-driven aerial continuum manipulators based on constant-strain modeling in $SE(3)$ as a coupled system. The p…

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Thrust Regulation Through Wing Linkage Modulation on the Aerobat Platform: Piezoelectric Slip-Stick Actuated Regulator Development

Luca Ciampaglia · 2026

Aerobat is a bat-inspired flapping-wing robot with a wing gait generate by the computational structure, a planar linkage of carbon fiber links driven by a single motor. This design minimizes weight bu…

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Muscle-inspired magnetic actuators that push, pull, crawl, and grasp

Muhammad Bilal Khan, Florian Hofmann, Kilian Schafer, Matthias Lutzi, Oliver Gutfleisch · 2026

Functional magnetic composites capable of large deformation, load bearing, and multifunctional motion are essential for next-generation adaptive soft robots. Here, we present muscle-inspired magnetic …

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EcoTIM: Fuel-saving multi-brand tillage with ISO 11783 TIM

Ruben Hefele, Timo Oksanen · 2026

Tillage operations account for a large share of on-farm diesel consumption, yet the fuel efficiency of the combined tractor-implement system is not optimised in current practice. Modern continuously v…

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