Perceiving and handling deformable objects is an integral part of everyday life for humans.
Automating tasks such as food handling, garment sorting, or assistive dressing requires …

The use of simulators in robotics research is widespread, underpinning the majority of recent
advances in the field. There are now more options available to researchers than ever before …

The realm of textiles spans clothing, households, healthcare, sports, and industrial
applications. The deformable nature of these objects poses unique challenges that prior …

We address the problem of goal-directed cloth manipulation, a challenging task due to the
deformability of cloth. Our insight is that optical flow, a technique normally used for motion …

Folding garments reliably and efficiently is a long standing challenge in robotic manipulation
due to the complex dynamics and high dimensional configuration space of garments. An …