Touch sensing can help robots understand their surrounding environment, and in particular
the objects they interact with. To this end, roboticists have, in the last few decades …

Simultaneous localization and map** (SLAM) consists in the concurrent construction of a
model of the environment (the map), and the estimation of the state of the robot moving …

In nature, snakes can gracefully traverse a wide range of different and complex
environments. Snake robots that can mimic this behaviour could be fitted with sensors and …

Knowledge of the 6D pose of an object can benefit in-hand object manipulation. Existing 6D
pose estimation methods use vision data. In-hand 6D object pose estimation is challenging …

Snake robots have been a topic of discussion among researchers for decades. They are
potentially strong enough to bring substantial contributions to the fields which are …

Texture recognition is important for robots to discern the characteristics of the object surface
and adjust gras** and manipulation strategies accordingly. It is still challenging to develop …

Robots have taken the place of human operators in hazardous and challenging jobs
requiring high dexterity in manipulation, and robots with skin for force and tactile sensing …

Perception plays a pivotal role in both biological and technological interactions with the
environment. Recent advancements in whisker sensors, drawing inspiration from nature's …

Primary sensory neurons form the interface between world and brain. Their function is well-
understood during passive stimulation but, under natural behaving conditions, sense organs …

This paper presents a novel framework for integration of vision and tactile sensing by
localizing tactile readings in a visual object map. Intuitively, there are some …