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Diffusion Policy: Visuomotor Policy Learning via Action Diffusion
The work applies diffusion models to generate robot action sequences from observations.
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40 results for “research”
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Robot
KUKA LBR iiwa
LBR iiwa is a seven-axis lightweight robot arm with joint torque sensing for sensitive automation tasks.
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Robot
Spot
Spot is a commercial quadruped mobile robot used for remote inspection, sensing and data collection.
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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
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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Company
NASA
NASA develops and operates robotic systems for planetary science, spaceflight and technology research.
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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
Oussama Khatib
Oussama Khatib's Stanford research includes robot control, manipulation and human-centered robotics.
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Person
Vijay Kumar
Vijay Kumar leads research in robotics and autonomous systems, including aerial robots and multi-robot coordination.
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Robot
farm-ng Amiga
Modular electric mobile robot intended for farm automation, research, and compatible tool integration.
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REEM-C
REEM-C is a bipedal research humanoid designed for walking, balance, human interaction and software development.
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TALOS
TALOS is a torque-controlled biped developed as a research platform for whole-body control, locomotion and manipulation.
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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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Maritime System
BlueROV2
Open-platform remotely operated underwater vehicle used in education, research, and inspection projects.
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Maritime System
REMUS 130
Portable autonomous underwater vehicle designed for rapid deployment, survey, research, and selected defense missions.
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Maritime System
ROV SuBastian
Remotely operated deep-sea research vehicle aboard Falkor (too), equipped for imaging, sampling, and scientific instrument deployment.
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Space Robot
Astrobee
Cube-shaped free-flying robots used inside the International Space Station for research and technology demonstrations.
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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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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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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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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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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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Research
Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM): Part I — The Essential Algorithms
A tutorial treatment of the probabilistic foundations and core formulations of SLAM.
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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
Atlas
The current electric Atlas is Boston Dynamics' industrial humanoid platform. Product-page values are manufacturer specifications.
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Person
Cynthia Breazeal
Cynthia Breazeal studies social robotics and human-robot interaction at MIT.
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Person
Dieter Fox
Dieter Fox studies robotics, perception and state estimation; the institutional page is the authority for current roles.
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Person
Fei-Fei Li
Fei-Fei Li is a Stanford professor whose work includes computer vision and human-centered artificial intelligence.
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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
Booster T1
Booster T1 is a compact humanoid development platform aimed at universities, labs and robotics teams working on locomotion, control and embodied intelligence.
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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
Type-X RCV
Type-X is a tracked robotic combat-vehicle platform developed for mechanized-unit support, with remote operation and autonomous functions including waypoint navigation…
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Robot
Unitree H1
H1 is Unitree's full-size general-purpose humanoid platform for dynamic locomotion and embodied-AI development.
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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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Maritime System
Manta Ray
Manta Ray is a full-scale uncrewed underwater demonstrator developed for long-duration, long-range autonomous missions with modular payloads and low-power seabed…
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Maritime System
Seaeye Falcon
Compact electric remotely operated vehicle used for inspection, observation, and light intervention underwater.
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Maritime System
Slocum G3 Glider
Buoyancy-driven autonomous glider designed for persistent oceanographic data collection.
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Industry
Healthcare
Robotic systems support surgery, rehabilitation, logistics, pharmacy, telepresence and research.
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Application
Elder-Care Robotics
Research and commercial systems explore mobility, communication and task assistance for older adults; capabilities remain uneven.