Robot Locomotion

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27 papers in the last four weeks, up 440% on the four weeks before. 0.3% of all new papers.

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  1. A Unified Framework for Multi-Contact Path Planning in the Rolling Robot Systems

    Jun 27, 2026Qing Yu, Mikhail Svinin, Seyed Amir TafrishiConstrained Motion PlanningRobot Locomotion

  2. WaveForward: An Omnidirectional Passive Wheeled Quadruped Robot with Casters

    Jun 24, 2026Chuanlin Zhao, Qifeng Zheng, Shuhan Wang +3Robot LocomotionRL for Legged Locomotion

  3. Learning Perceptive Platform Adaptive Locomotion Controllers for Quadrupedal Robots

    Jun 23, 2026David Rytz, Kim Tien Ly, Ioannis HavoutisRobot Skill LearningCross-Embodiment Robot Learning

  4. PenduMorph: Development and Motion Analysis of Pendulum-Actuated Rolling Reconfigurable Spherical Robot with Magnetic-Coupling

    Jun 21, 2026Aung Myat, Peter Noyce, May Forgan +2Modular RoboticsRobotics

  5. SPiralRoll: A Novel Adjustable-Stiffness Underactuated 3-DoF Joint with Torsion Springs for Rolling Robots

    Jun 21, 2026Louis Keith, George Ripper, and Seyed Amir TafrishiRoboticsRobot Locomotion

  6. Full Nonlinear Nonholonomic Dynamics and Motion Analysis of a 3-DoF Underactuated Spherical Rolling Robot

    Jun 20, 2026Lakshmesha Krishnapa, Ahnaf Sharaar Mazahar, Seyed Amir TafrishiMobile RoboticsMultibody Dynamics

  7. Dynamics, stability, and energy efficiency of an energy-recycling rimless wheel with spring-clutch legs

    Jun 20, 2026Tongchen Lin, Yanqiu Zheng, Chuhan Zhang +3Legged RoboticsMechanism Design

  8. Programmable magnetic soft robots with controlled locomotion and directional liquid cargo release

    Jun 19, 2026Youyi Zhou, Zoe Evelyn Gureno, Meghna Majumder +1RoboticsRobot Locomotion

  9. Long-Distance Real-World Navigation of the Legged-Wheeled Robot Go2-W Using Deep Reinforcement Learning

    Jun 19, 2026Takaaki Matsuzawa, Kiyoshi Irie, Tomoaki Yoshida +3Robot NavigationRobot Locomotion

  10. Membrane-based Acoustic Microrobots

    Jun 19, 2026Fatih Kocabas, Cemal Polat Avdar, Prithvi Venkatesh +1RoboticsRobot Locomotion

  11. Comparative Study on Agility, Efficiency, and Impact Absorption of Bipedal Robots with Active Toes

    Jun 18, 2026Joong-Gil Kim, Wontae Ye, Geunwoo Cho +3Legged RoboticsHumanoid Robot Locomotion

  12. Simulating Robotic Locomotion in Sand: Resistive Force Theory in an Open-Source Physics Engine

    Jun 17, 2026Ryan Walker Brown, Laura K. Treers, Kathryn A. DaltorioRobot LocomotionPhysics-Based Simulation

  13. Mobile Pedipulation for Object Sliding via Hierarchical Control on a Wheeled Bipedal Robot

    Jun 17, 2026Yue Qin, Yulun Zhuang, Zelin Shen +1Nonlinear MPCRobotic Manipulation

  14. SRL: Combining SLIP Model and Reinforcement Learning for Agile Robotic Jumping

    Jun 17, 2026Xiaowen Hu, Linqi Ye, Yudi Zhu +4Robot LocomotionRL for Legged Locomotion

  15. An Autonomous Subgram SMA-Based Swimmer

    Jun 12, 2026Conor K. Trygstad, Francisco M. F. R. Gonçalves, Néstor O. Pérez-ArancibiaRobot LocomotionUnderwater Robotics

  16. Robust Fall Recovery for Armless Bipedal-Wheeled Robots Via Force-Guided Learning

    Jun 12, 2026Haidong Hou, Zhangguo Yu, Tao Han +6Robot Failure RecoveryRobot Locomotion

  17. Development of a 3 in Sewer Pipe Inspection Robot with an Articulated Differential Mechanism using X-shaped Linkages

    Jun 12, 2026Shoya Umemura, Ryota Taniguchi, Atsushi KakogawaRobotic ControlMobile Robotics

  18. Stubborn: A Streamlined and Unified Reinforcement Learning Framework for Robust Motion Tracking and Fall Recovery for Humanoids

    Jun 11, 2026Xiao Ren, Yuhui Yang, Zongbiao Weng +2RL for RoboticsReinforcement Learning

  19. Learning Control as Enabling Layer for Embodied Intelligence Research explored with Soft Robotic Swimming in diverse Flow Speeds

    Jun 9, 2026Fabian Schwab, Federico Allione, Bingcheng Wang +5Robotic ControlRobust Control

  20. Model-based Optimization of Anguilliform Swimming Gaits for Soft Robotic Applications

    Jun 9, 2026Brian Van Stratum, James Gallentine, Caleb Rucker +3Robot LocomotionUnderwater Robotics

  21. MARCH: Model-Assisted Reinforcement Learning for the Perceptive Control of Humanoids over Sparse Footholds

    Jun 9, 2026Codrin Crismariu, Ryan K. CosnerHumanoid Robot LocomotionTerrain-Aware Robot Locomotion

  22. Locomotion analysis of a quadruped interacting with the lunar granular surface

    Jun 9, 2026Yash J VyasRobotics SimulationGait Analysis

  23. CG-MuTra: Continuously-Gated Multi-Terrain Adaptive Recovery for Unified Humanoid Fall Recovery and Locomotion

    Jun 8, 2026Xiaoyu Xu, Zhiming Chen, Yuenan Zhao +2Humanoid Robot LocomotionRobot Failure Recovery

  24. Propeller-Assisted Robust 3D Hopping Robot with Hierarchical Force Allocation

    Jun 6, 2026Chuhan Zhang, Hongbo Zhang, Yanlin Chen +4Legged RoboticsRobot Locomotion

  25. TACT-ful: Multi-Channel Terrain Affordance and Compliance Training for Payload-Robust Perceptive Humanoid Locomotion

    Jun 6, 2026Thanh Ly, Truong-Duy Dang, Chien Le +5Legged RoboticsHumanoid Robot Locomotion

  26. End-to-End Control of a Powered Knee-Ankle Prosthesis Towards Unified, Tuning-Free Assistance

    Jun 5, 2026John Shim, Christoph Nuesslein, Sixu Zhou +3Robot LocomotionAssistive Robotics

  27. Predictive Style Matching: Natural and Robust Humanoid Locomotion

    Jun 5, 2026Simeon Nedelchev, Ekaterina Chaikovskaia, Egor Davydenko +2Humanoid Robot LocomotionReward Shaping