Hybrid hierarchical learning for solving complex sequential tasks using the robotic manipulation network roman

E Triantafyllidis, F Acero, Z Liu, Z Li - Nature Machine Intelligence, 2023 - nature.com
Solving long sequential tasks remains a non-trivial challenge in the field of embodied
artificial intelligence. Enabling a robotic system to perform diverse sequential tasks with a …

Investigating the effects of individual spatial abilities on virtual reality object manipulation

T Drey, M Montag, A Vogt, N Rixen, T Seufert… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Object manipulation in 3D space, meaning translating, rotating, and scaling, is ubiquitous in
virtual reality (VR), and several interaction techniques have been developed in the past to …

Exploring bi-manual teleportation in virtual reality

SR Sindhupathiraja, AKMA Ullah… - … Virtual Reality and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Teleportation, a widely-used locomotion technique in Virtual Reality (VR), allows
instantaneous movement within VR environments. Enhanced hand tracking in modern VR …

Evaluation of hands-free VR interaction methods during a Fitts' task: Efficiency and Effectiveness

P Monteiro, G Gonçalves, B Peixoto, M Melo… - Ieee …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Currently, it is standard to use tracked handheld controllers for interaction in immersive
virtual reality (VR). However, since VR interactions are becoming more natural with hand …

Blocklyvr: Exploring block-based programming in virtual reality

M Hedlund, A Jonsson, C Bogdan, G Meixner… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
As programming is typically a static activity in front of a screen, we perform an initial
exploration around the capabilities of block-based programming in the immersive space …

Movement time for pointing tasks in real and augmented reality environments

C Zhao, KW Li, L Peng - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Human–virtual target interactions are becoming more and more common due to the
emergence and application of augmented reality (AR) devices. They are different from …

Performance and usability evaluation scheme for mobile manipulator teleoperation

Y Wan, J Sun, C Peers, J Humphreys… - … on Human-Machine …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a standardized human–robot teleoperation interface (HRTI) evaluation
scheme for mobile manipulators. Teleoperation remains the predominant control type for …

Redirecting rays: Evaluation of assistive raycasting techniques in virtual reality

J Gabel, S Schmidt, O Ariza, F Steinicke - Proceedings of the 29th ACM …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Raycasting-based interaction techniques are widely used for object selection in immersive
environments. Despite their intuitive use, they come with challenges due to small or far away …

Exploring users pointing performance on large displays with different curvatures in virtual reality

AKMA Ullah, W Delamare… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Large curved displays inside Virtual Reality environments are becoming popular for
visualizing high-resolution content during analytical tasks, gaming or entertainment. Prior …

Physical loads on upper extremity muscles while interacting with virtual objects in an augmented reality context

CH Lim, MC Cha, SC Lee - Applied Ergonomics, 2024 - Elsevier
Augmented reality (AR) environments are emerging as prominent user interfaces and
gathering significant attention. However, the associated physical strain on the users …