Benchmarking via Competitions in
Robotic Grasping and Manipulation
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15th October 2024, 8:30 - 12:45 am (local time)
at 2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Room 10
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Summary
Summary
Advances in robotics, perception, and artificial intelligence are driving the expectation of robots having high-level capabilities to autonomously, accurately, and robustly address various tasks. However, crucial robotic capabilities such as autonomous assembly and disassembly, cloth manipulation, in-hand manipulation, object picking in cluttered environments, or object hand-over are far from being solved. Many research activities have focused on these subject topics over the last decades, but solutions remained limited, and results are demonstrated on custom workflows and validation tests designed in individual laboratories considering distinct modalities and performance criteria. For this reason, benchmarking is important to enable reproducibility and comparison across different solutions and to advance the developments in challenging robotic manipulation problems. In addition, competitions have been an effective way to drive scientific progress in recent years, spurring the advances in robotics research. This workshop aims to stimulate discussions within the research community from both academia and industry on the current and future challenges of autonomous robotic grasping and manipulation for real-world applications where research innovation meets engineering solutions for developing efficient and elegant systems in relevant environments outside the laboratory with particular attention to benchmarking and competitions. To this end, we will engage with experts on the tasks and the winners of recent competitions. We will draw guidelines and directions for the reproducibility and comparison of future solutions and new challenges that arise from the discussion.
Important dates (anywhere on Earth)
Important dates (anywhere on Earth)
15 October 2024: Workshop (Room 10)
Invited Speakers
Invited Speakers
Júlia Borras
Associate researcher
Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial
Nambi Manikantan
Amazon Robotics
Elmira Yadollhai
Assistant Professor
Lancaster University
Aaron M. Dollar
Full Professor at
Yale University
Francesco Ferro
CEO
PAL Robotics
representative of the winning team of 2024 RGMC
cloth manipulation
Yucheng Xin
representative of the winning team of 2024 RGMC
grasping in clutter
Enrico Turco
representative of the winning team of 2024 RGMC
human-to-robot handover
Xiang Li
representative of the winning team of 2024 RGMC
in-hand manipulation
Fuchun Sun
representative of the winning team of 2024 RGMC
manufacturing track
Hyouk Ryeol Choi
best-extended abstract
Program (local time)
Program (local time)
8:30 - 8:40 Welcome and introduction
Salvatore D'Avella
[Session 1] Human-to-Robot Handovers + Grasping Heterogeneous Objects in Clutter + Best Exteneded Abstract
[Session 1] Human-to-Robot Handovers + Grasping Heterogeneous Objects in Clutter + Best Exteneded Abstract
8:40 - 8:50 Advancements in Human-to-Robot Handover: A fast and robust solution
Enrico Turco, University of Siena
Representative of the winning team for the 2024 ICRA RGMC - human-to-robot handover track
8:50 - 9:10 Enhancing Explainability in Human-Robot Interaction for Autonomous Manipulation and Handovers
Elmira Yadollahi, Lancaster University
9:10 - 9:20 A cluttered object grasping framework based on a multifunctional soft gripper
Yucheng Xin, Tsinghua University
Representative of the winning team for the 2024 ICRA RGMC - grasping in clutter track
9:20 - 9:40 Current Trends, Challenges and Opportunities in Manipulation for Warehouse Automation
Nambi Manikantan, Amazon Robotics
9:40 - 9:50 Overcoming Heavy Clutter: Utilizing the Hybrid Grasping Network and Gripper [best extended abstract]
Hyouk Ryeol Choi, Sungkyunkwan University
9:50- 9:55 Q&A
10:00 - 10:30 Poster Session
[Session 2] In-hand manipulation + Cloth manipulation + Manufacturing and Service Robotics
[Session 2] In-hand manipulation + Cloth manipulation + Manufacturing and Service Robotics
10:30 - 10:40 Dexterous and Contact-Rich Manipulation with Dual-Arm Robot and In-hand Solution
Xiang Li, Tsinghua University
Representative of the winning team for the 2024 ICRA RGMC - in-hand manipulation track
10:40 - 11:00 Introducing the COMPARE project: Collaborative Open-source Manipulation Performance Assessment for Robotics Evaluation Ecosystem
Aaron M. Dollar, Yale University
11:00 - 11:10 Cloth Grasping Point Detection using Simplified Polygon Approximation
Giwan Lee, Chonnam National University
Representative of the winning team for the 2024 ICRA RGMC - cloth manipulation track
11:10 - 11:30 Benchmarking cloth manipulation: object standardization, task representation, success measures and competitions
Júlia Borras, Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial
11:30 - 11:40 Universal assembly manipulation solution based on manipulation skill library
Fuchun Sun, Tsinghua University
Representative of the winning team for the 2024 ICRA RGMC - manufacturing track
11:40 - 12:00 TIAGo experiences in competitions
Francesco Ferro, CEO of PAL robotics
12:00 - 12:10 Q&A
12:10 - 12:40 Panel Discussion
(Chair Berk Calli and Salvatore D'Avella)
12:45 End
Workshop organizers
Workshop organizers
Salvatore D'Avella
Assistant Professor at
Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy
Yu Sun
Full Professor at
University of South Florida
Berk Calli
Assistant Professor at
WPI
Kaiyu Hang
Assistant Professor at
Rice University
Alessio Xompero
Postdoctoral Research at
Queen Mary University of London
Andrea Cavallaro
Full Professor at
IDIAP/EPFL
Contact
Contact
For further questions please send an email to salvatore.davella@santannapisa.it and yusun@usf.edu
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