Objectfolder: A dataset of objects with implicit visual, auditory, and tactile representations

R Gao, YY Chang, S Mall, L Fei-Fei, J Wu - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2021 - arxiv.org
Multisensory object-centric perception, reasoning, and interaction have been a key research
topic in recent years. However, the progress in these directions is limited by the small set of …

See, hear, and feel: Smart sensory fusion for robotic manipulation

H Li, Y Zhang, J Zhu, S Wang, MA Lee, H Xu… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
Humans use all of their senses to accomplish different tasks in everyday activities. In
contrast, existing work on robotic manipulation mostly relies on one, or occasionally two …

Deep spatiotemporal models for robust proprioceptive terrain classification

A Valada, W Burgard - The International Journal of Robotics …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Terrain classification is a critical component of any autonomous mobile robot system
operating in unknown real-world environments. Over the years, several proprioceptive …

Terrain classification and adaptive locomotion for a hexapod robot Qingzhui

Y Zhao, F Gao, Q Sun, Y Yin - Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering, 2021 - Springer
Legged robots have potential advantages in mobility compared with wheeled robots in
outdoor environments. The knowledge of various ground properties and adaptive …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative study of different methods in vibration-based terrain classification for wheeled robots with shock absorbers

M Mei, J Chang, Y Li, Z Li, X Li, W Lv - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
Autonomous robots that operate in the field can enhance their security and efficiency by
accurate terrain classification, which can be realized by means of robot-terrain interaction …

Multimodal measurements fusion for surface material categorization

H Liu, F Sun, B Fang, S Lu - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Sound and acceleration measurements are two classes of sensing modalities which
frequently occur in surface material categorization. Their fusion problem is extremely …

Haptr2: Improved haptic transformer for legged robots' terrain classification

M Bednarek, MR Nowicki, K Walas - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2022 - Elsevier
The haptic terrain classification is an essential component of a mobile walking robot control
system, ensuring proper gait adaptation to the changing environmental conditions. In …

What am I touching? Learning to classify terrain via haptic sensing

J Bednarek, M Bednarek, L Wellhausen… - … on Robotics and …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Mobile robots are becoming very popular in real-world outdoors applications, where there
are many challenges in robot control and perception. One of the most critical problems is to …

[HTML][HTML] Tapered whisker reservoir computing for real-time terrain identification-based navigation

Z Yu, SMH Sadati, S Perera, H Hauser, PRN Childs… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
This paper proposes a new method for real-time terrain recognition-based navigation for
mobile robots. Mobile robots performing tasks in unstructured environments need to adapt …

Multimodal unknown surface material classification and its application to physical reasoning

J Wei, S Cui, J Hu, P Hao, S Wang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unknown surface material classification (SMC) can inform a robot about material properties,
enabling it to interact with environments appropriately. Recent research has leveraged …