A review of robot learning for manipulation: Challenges, representations, and algorithms

O Kroemer, S Niekum, G Konidaris - Journal of machine learning research, 2021 - jmlr.org
A key challenge in intelligent robotics is creating robots that are capable of directly
interacting with the world around them to achieve their goals. The last decade has seen …

Foundationpose: Unified 6d pose estimation and tracking of novel objects

B Wen, W Yang, J Kautz… - Proceedings of the IEEE …, 2024 - openaccess.thecvf.com
We present FoundationPose a unified foundation model for 6D object pose estimation and
tracking supporting both model-based and model-free setups. Our approach can be instantly …

PoseRBPF: A Rao–Blackwellized particle filter for 6-D object pose tracking

X Deng, A Mousavian, Y **ang, F **a… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Tracking 6-D poses of objects from videos provides rich information to a robot in performing
different tasks such as manipulation and navigation. In this article, we formulate the 6-D …

Bundletrack: 6d pose tracking for novel objects without instance or category-level 3d models

B Wen, K Bekris - 2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Tracking the 6D pose of objects in video sequences is important for robot manipulation. Most
prior efforts, however, often assume that the target object's CAD model, at least at a category …

6-pack: Category-level 6d pose tracker with anchor-based keypoints

C Wang, R Martín-Martín, D Xu, J Lv… - … on Robotics and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present 6-PACK, a deep learning approach to category-level 6D object pose tracking on
RGB-D data. Our method tracks in real time novel object instances of known object …

se (3)-tracknet: Data-driven 6d pose tracking by calibrating image residuals in synthetic domains

B Wen, C Mitash, B Ren… - 2020 IEEE/RSJ …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Tracking the 6D pose of objects in video sequences is important for robot manipulation. This
task, however, introduces multiple challenges:(i) robot manipulation involves significant …

Iterative corresponding geometry: Fusing region and depth for highly efficient 3d tracking of textureless objects

M Stoiber, M Sundermeyer… - Proceedings of the IEEE …, 2022 - openaccess.thecvf.com
Tracking objects in 3D space and predicting their 6DoF pose is an essential task in
computer vision. State-of-the-art approaches often rely on object texture to tackle this …

Object-centric task and motion planning in dynamic environments

T Migimatsu, J Bohg - IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We address the problem of applying Task and Motion Planning (TAMP) in real world
environments. TAMP combines symbolic and geometric reasoning to produce sequential …

Soft-bubble grippers for robust and perceptive manipulation

N Kuppuswamy, A Alspach… - 2020 IEEE/RSJ …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Manipulation in cluttered environments like homes requires stable grasps, precise
placement and robustness against external contact. Towards addressing these challenges …

Vision-driven compliant manipulation for reliable, high-precision assembly tasks

AS Morgan, B Wen, J Liang, A Boularias… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2021 - arxiv.org
Highly constrained manipulation tasks continue to be challenging for autonomous robots as
they require high levels of precision, typically less than 1mm, which is often incompatible …