Algorithms and systems for manipulating multiple objects

Z Pan, A Zeng, Y Li, J Yu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robot manipulation of multiple objects is an important topic for applications including
warehouse automation, service robots performing cleaning, and large-scale object sorting …

Nerp: Neural rearrangement planning for unknown objects

AH Qureshi, A Mousavian, C Paxton, MC Yip… - ar** of fully-occluded objects using rf perception
T Boroushaki, J Leng, I Clester… - … on Robotics and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present the design, implementation, and evaluation of RF-Grasp, a robotic system that
can grasp fully-occluded objects in unknown and unstructured environments. Unlike prior …

Fast and resilient manipulation planning for target retrieval in clutter

C Nam, J Lee, SH Cheong, BY Cho… - 2020 IEEE International …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a task and motion planning (TAMP) framework for a robotic manipulator
in order to retrieve a target object from clutter. We consider a configuration of objects in a …

Persistent homology for effective non-prehensile manipulation

ER Vieira, D Nakhimovich, K Gao… - … on Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work explores the use of topological tools for achieving effective non-prehensile
manipulation in cluttered, constrained workspaces. In particular, it proposes the use of …

Minimizing running buffers for tabletop object rearrangement: Complexity, fast algorithms, and applications

K Gao, SW Feng, B Huang, J Yu - The International Journal …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
For rearranging objects on tabletops with overhand grasps, temporarily relocating objects to
some buffer space may be necessary. This raises the natural question of how many …

Semantic and geometric modeling with neural message passing in 3d scene graphs for hierarchical mechanical search

A Kurenkov, R Martín-Martín… - … on Robotics and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Searching for objects in indoor organized environments such as homes or offices is part of
our everyday activities. When looking for a desired object, we reason about the rooms and …