Robotic Manipulator
Robotic manipulators are multi-jointed robotic arms designed to perform a wide variety of tasks, with current research focusing on improving their robustness, adaptability, and ease of programming. Key areas of investigation include enhancing manipulator resilience to joint failures using reinforcement learning and other AI-driven methods, developing more efficient and robust control algorithms (e.g., adaptive control, model predictive control), and improving human-robot interaction through intuitive interfaces and learning from demonstration techniques. These advancements are crucial for expanding the capabilities of robotic manipulators in manufacturing, healthcare, and other fields requiring precise and adaptable automation.
Papers
Virtually turning robotic manipulators into worn devices: opening new horizons for wearable assistive robotics
Alexis Poignant, Nathanael Jarrasse, Guillaume Morel
Geometric Impedance Control on SE(3) for Robotic Manipulators
Joohwan Seo, Nikhil Potu Surya Prakash, Alexander Rose, Jongeun Choi, Roberto Horowitz
Reaching Through Latent Space: From Joint Statistics to Path Planning in Manipulation
Chia-Man Hung, Shaohong Zhong, Walter Goodwin, Oiwi Parker Jones, Martin Engelcke, Ioannis Havoutis, Ingmar Posner
RGB-Only Reconstruction of Tabletop Scenes for Collision-Free Manipulator Control
Zhenggang Tang, Balakumar Sundaralingam, Jonathan Tremblay, Bowen Wen, Ye Yuan, Stephen Tyree, Charles Loop, Alexander Schwing, Stan Birchfield