4 accepted papers
Selecting an optimal robot, its base pose, and trajectory for a given task is currently mainly done by human expertise or trial and error. To evaluate automatic approaches to this combined optimization problem, we introduce a benchmark suite encompassing a unified format for robots, environments, an…
Industrial robots are essential for modern production but often struggle to adapt to new tasks. Modular (reconfigurable) robots can overcome this challenge by eliminating the need to replace the whole robot. However, finding the optimal assembly for a task remains difficult because a valid path has…
Modular Reconfigurable Robots (MRRs) represent an exciting path forward for industrial robotics, opening up new possibilities for robot design. Compared to monolithic manipulators, they promise greater flexibility, improved maintainability, and cost-efficiency. However, there is no tool or standardi…
Humans and robots are increasingly sharing their workspaces to benefit from the precision, endurance, and strength of machines and the universal capabilities of humans. Instead of performing time-consuming real experiments, computer simulations of humans could help to optimally orchestrate human and…