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Enhancing Reusability of Learned Skills for Robot Manipulation via Gaze Information and Motion Bottlenecks 通过注视信息和运动瓶颈增强机器人操作学习技能的可重用性

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IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters Pub Date : 2025-09-04 DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2025.3606390

Ryo Takizawa;Izumi Karino;Koki Nakagawa;Yoshiyuki Ohmura;Yasuo Kuniyoshi

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A Multimodal Dual-Segment Soft Robot With Ground-to-Ceiling Transition 具有从地到顶过渡的多模态双分段软机器人

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IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters Pub Date : 2025-09-02 DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2025.3605092

Ruiyong Yuan;Kai Huang;Chengxiao Ying;Yanmiao Hu;Zihao Yuan;Feifei Chen

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Minimum-Length Coverage Path Planning for Grid Environments With Approximation Guarantees 具有近似保证的网格环境的最小长度覆盖路径规划

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IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters Pub Date : 2025-09-02 DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2025.3604732

Megnath Ramesh;Frank Imeson;Baris Fidan;Stephen L. Smith

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Active Learning Design: Modeling Force Output for Axisymmetric Soft Pneumatic Actuators 主动学习设计：轴对称软气动执行器的力输出建模

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IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters Pub Date : 2025-09-02 DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2025.3605089

Gregory M. Campbell;Gentian Muhaxheri;Leonardo Ferreira Guilhoto;Christian D. Santangelo;Paris Perdikaris;James Pikul;Mark Yim

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RESPLE: Recursive Spline Estimation for LiDAR-Based Odometry 基于激光雷达测程的递归样条估计

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IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters Pub Date : 2025-09-02 DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2025.3604758

Ziyu Cao;William Talbot;Kailai Li

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Optimal Design of Integrated Aerial Platforms With Passive Joints 带被动接头的综合航空平台优化设计

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IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters Pub Date : 2025-09-02 DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2025.3604735

Yushu Yu;Kaidi Wang;Xin Meng;Jianrui Du;Jiali Sun;Ganghua Lai;Yibo Zhang

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BiFlex: A Passive Bimodal Stiffness Flexible Wrist for Manipulation in Unstructured Environments BiFlex：一种用于非结构化环境操作的被动双峰刚度柔性手腕

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IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters Pub Date : 2025-09-02 DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2025.3605095

Gu-Cheol Jeong;Stefano Dalla Gasperina;Ashish D. Deshpande;Lillian Chin;Roberto Martín-Martín

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Shaping Collective Behaviors in Swarm Robotics Through Probabilistic Motion Decision-Making 基于概率运动决策的群体机器人群体行为塑造

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IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters Pub Date : 2025-09-02 DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2025.3604751

Zhicheng Zheng;Tao Wang;Yalun Xiang;Xiaokang Lei;Xingguang Peng

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CTS-PIBT: An Efficient Method for Multi-Agent Collaborative Task Sequencing and Path Finding CTS-PIBT：一种高效的多智能体协同任务排序和寻径方法

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IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters Pub Date : 2025-09-02 DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2025.3604726

Junkai Jiang;Yibin Yang;Ruochen Li;Yitao Xu;Shaobing Xu;Jianqiang Wang

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IAE-BEV:Instance-Adaptive Enhancement for BEV-Based Multi-View 3D Object Detection IAE-BEV：基于bev的多视图三维目标检测的实例自适应增强

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IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters Pub Date : 2025-09-02 DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2025.3604760

Bin Wang;Qiang Zhao;Chongben Tao;Yaoqi Sun;Chenggang Yan

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