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Robotic Manipulation
Robotic manipulation concerns sensing, planning and controlling physical contact with objects and tools.
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62 results for “Robotic manipulation”
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Space Robot
European Robotic Arm
Walking robotic arm mounted on the Russian segment of the International Space Station for payload and maintenance tasks.
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Research
Learning Hand-Eye Coordination for Robotic Grasping with Deep Learning and Large-Scale Data Collection
The work studies closed-loop grasping learned from a large collection of robot interaction data.
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Robot
FlashBot Arm
FlashBot Arm combines an enclosed building-delivery base with a robotic arm for operating access controls and completing handoffs across floors.
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Person
Oussama Khatib
Oussama Khatib's Stanford research includes robot control, manipulation and human-centered robotics.
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Space Robot
Canadarm2
Large robotic arm on the International Space Station used to move payloads, support assembly, and assist visiting vehicles.
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Medical Robot
Mako Total Knee
Robotic-arm-assisted orthopedic platform combining CT-based planning with haptic boundaries for supported total-knee procedures.
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Glossary
End Effector
The tool or device at the working end of a robot arm, such as a gripper, welder, suction cup or surgical instrument.
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Person
Pieter Abbeel
Pieter Abbeel is a UC Berkeley professor working at the intersection of robotics and machine learning.
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Robot
4NE1 Mini
4NE1 Mini is a compact cognitive humanoid offered in Standard and Pro versions for classrooms, labs and prototyping. The Pro configuration adds manipulation and…
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Robot
NEO
NEO is a home-oriented humanoid designed for household assistance and human-safe manipulation. 1X presents it as a general home robot with conversational and…
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Robot
TALOS
TALOS is a torque-controlled biped developed as a research platform for whole-body control, locomotion and manipulation.
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Space Robot
Canadarm3
Planned robotic system for the lunar Gateway, comprising a large arm, a smaller dexterous arm, and specialized tools.
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Space Robot
Dextre
Two-armed robotic handyman on the International Space Station designed for delicate maintenance work outside the station.
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Medical Robot
da Vinci SP
Single-port robotic-assisted surgical system that routes an articulating camera and instruments through one cannula for indicated procedures.
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Medical Robot
da Vinci Xi
Multiport robotic-assisted surgical system controlled by a trained surgeon for specified minimally invasive procedures.
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Medical Robot
Hugo RAS System
Modular robotic-assisted surgery platform designed for surgeon-controlled minimally invasive procedures where authorized.
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Medical Robot
Senhance Surgical System
Digital laparoscopic platform offering surgeon-controlled robotic instrumentation and visualization features for authorized procedures.
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Medical Robot
Versius Surgical System
Modular surgeon-controlled robotic system developed for minimally invasive surgery.
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Research
RT-2: Vision-Language-Action Models Transfer Web Knowledge to Robotic Control
The paper describes vision-language-action models that represent robot actions alongside visual and language inputs.
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Space Robot
Robonaut 2
Humanoid research robot developed to study dexterous tasks and human-robot work in space environments.
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Robot
Digit
Digit is a bipedal material-handling robot designed to operate in human-oriented logistics and manufacturing spaces.
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Robot
Unitree G1
G1 is a compact humanoid platform sold in configurations for education, research and development. Prices and configurations can change.
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Application
Robotic Assembly
Robot arms and purpose-built automation join, fasten or place components in production.
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Application
Robotic Welding
Industrial arms execute programmed welding paths with process-specific tooling and safeguards.
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Robot
4NE1
4NE1 is a full-size humanoid platform for logistics, manufacturing and assistance tasks. NEURA describes full-body sensing, adaptive control and safe interaction in…
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Robot
Cruzr S2
Cruzr S2 combines a humanoid upper body with an omnidirectional mobile base for service, interaction and light object handling in indoor environments.
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Robot
Valkyrie (R5)
Valkyrie is NASA's rugged, electric humanoid research platform for degraded human-engineered environments and future remote caretaking tasks on Earth and in space.
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Robot
Walker S2
Walker S2 is an industrial humanoid designed for continuous factory work. UBTECH documents autonomous battery swapping, binocular stereo vision and load handling across…
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Robot
Walker X
Walker X is a bipedal service humanoid with vision-based navigation, hand-eye coordination and human-interaction functions.
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Research
Diffusion Policy: Visuomotor Policy Learning via Action Diffusion
The work applies diffusion models to generate robot action sequences from observations.
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Space Robot
InSight
Stationary Mars lander that used a robotic arm to place geophysical instruments on the surface.
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Space Robot
Phoenix Lander
Stationary Mars lander equipped with a robotic arm to excavate and analyze soil and ice in the northern plains.
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Space Robot
OSIRIS-REx TAGSAM
Robotic sample-acquisition arm used by OSIRIS-REx to collect material from asteroid Bennu.
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Medical Robot
Moxi
Mobile manipulation robot designed to move supplies and perform selected non-clinical logistics tasks in hospitals.
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Medical Robot
Symani Surgical System
Surgeon-controlled robotic system designed to scale hand motion for open microsurgical procedures.
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Component
ROBOTIS DYNAMIXEL X Series
DYNAMIXEL X is a family of networked smart actuators used in education, research and smaller robotic systems.
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Industry
Logistics
Robots support movement, sorting, loading and delivery across supply chains.
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Company
Agility Robotics
Agility Robotics develops Digit, a bipedal robot designed for material-movement tasks in human workspaces.
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Company
Built Robotics
Built Robotics develops autonomy systems for heavy construction equipment.
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Company
Carbon Robotics
Carbon Robotics develops computer-vision-guided agricultural equipment for weed control.
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Company
Locus Robotics
Locus Robotics develops autonomous mobile robots and orchestration software for warehouse workflows.
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Regulation
OSHA Robotics Safety Resources
OSHA's robotics materials describe hazards and relevant standards for workplaces using industrial robots. A risk assessment must address the actual cell, tasks and human…
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Company
Unitree Robotics
Unitree develops legged robots, including G1 humanoids and Go-series quadrupeds.
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Application
Cleaning Robotics
Autonomous or supervised machines perform bounded floor, window, hull or industrial cleaning tasks.
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Application
Hospitality Robotics
Robots may transport items, clean floors or provide wayfinding in hotels and restaurants.
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News
Agility Robotics announces RoboFab humanoid factory
Agility Robotics announced RoboFab in Salem, Oregon, and described planned capacity. Capacity statements are company targets rather than independently verified output.
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Research
Mobile ALOHA: Learning Bimanual Mobile Manipulation with Low-Cost Whole-Body Teleoperation
The paper presents a mobile bimanual teleoperation system and imitation-learning experiments for household-style tasks.
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Application
Mining Robotics
Autonomous and remote systems support haulage, drilling, surveying and inspection in mines.
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Application
Robotic-Assisted Surgery
Computer-assisted surgical systems translate a clinician's inputs into controlled instrument movement for cleared procedures.
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Application
Elder-Care Robotics
Research and commercial systems explore mobility, communication and task assistance for older adults; capabilities remain uneven.
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Application
Firefighting Robotics
Robots can support reconnaissance, hose handling or monitoring in selected fire environments.
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Application
Robotic Security
Ground robots, drones and fixed sensors can support monitoring and incident assessment under human oversight.
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Research
Open X-Embodiment: Robotic Learning Datasets and RT-X Models
The project aggregates robot demonstration data across institutions and studies models trained across different robot embodiments.
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Medical Robot
da Vinci 5
da Vinci 5 is Intuitive's fifth-generation multiport robotic-assisted surgical system; the FDA provided 510(k) clearance in March 2024 for specified uses.
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Company
Apptronik
Apptronik develops human-centered robotic systems including the Apollo humanoid.
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Company
Intuitive Surgical
Intuitive develops robotic-assisted surgical systems including the da Vinci platform.
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NASA
NASA develops and operates robotic systems for planetary science, spaceflight and technology research.
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Company
NVIDIA
NVIDIA supplies accelerated computing hardware and software used in robotics and autonomous machines.
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Person
Cynthia Breazeal
Cynthia Breazeal studies social robotics and human-robot interaction at MIT.
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Person
Daniela Rus
Daniela Rus is an MIT professor whose research spans robotics, autonomy and machine intelligence; consult the institutional profile for current appointments.
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Person
Dieter Fox
Dieter Fox studies robotics, perception and state estimation; the institutional page is the authority for current roles.