Perceiving and handling deformable objects is an integral part of everyday life for humans.
Automating tasks such as food handling, garment sorting, or assistive dressing requires …

Manipulation of deformable objects has given rise to an important set of open problems in
the field of robotics. Application areas include robotic surgery, household robotics …

We present a survey of recent work on robot manipulation and sensing of deformable
objects, a field with relevant applications in diverse industries such as medicine (eg surgical …

This paper aims to provide a comprehensive survey of recent advancements in modelling
and autonomous manipulation of non-rigid objects. It first summarizes the recent advances …

We address the problem of shaping deformable plastic materials using non-prehensile
actions. Shaping plastic objects is challenging, because they are difficult to model and to …

Precise robot manipulation of deformable objects requires an accurate and fast estimation of
their shape as they deform. So far, visual sensing has been mostly used to solve this issue …

In this paper, we present a novel pipeline to simultaneously estimate and manipulate the
deformation of an object using only force sensing and an FEM model. The pipeline is …

Deformable linear objects (DLOs), such as rods, cables, and ropes, play important roles in
daily life. However, manipulation of DLOs is challenging as large geometrically nonlinear …

Deformable solid objects such as clay or dough are prevalent in industrial and home
environments. However, robotic manipulation of such objects has largely remained …

Humans are capable of continuously manipulating a wide variety of deformable objects into
complex shapes. This is made possible by our intuitive understanding of material properties …