RGMC has been running for 10 editions at either the IEEE/RAS International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) or the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), since 2016. Across the editions, we engaged the community with various tasks for manufacturing, service robots, and logistics. These tasks include assembling and disassembling boards, hand-in-hand grasping, picking and placing various objects, pouring liquids into a cup, bin picking, rearranging and setting formal tables, folding and unfolding cloths, and receiving objects handed over by a person. 

Along with the ten RGMC editions, we also organized 3 workshops, a Special Collection in the new journal IEEE Robotic Automation and Practice, and published an article in IEEE Robotic Automation and Magazine. 

Publications

The success of the 9th RGMC led to the publication of an article as a competition column for the IEEE Robotic Automation and Magazine (December 2024). The article summarizes RGMC, especially the edition at ICRA 2024 in Yokohama, describes the tracks based on benchmarking protocols  and analyses the results of the teams.

Robotic Grasping and Manipulation Competition at the 2024 IEEE/RAS International Conference on Robotics and Automation [Competitions]
Y. Sun, B. Calli, K. Kimble, F. wyffels, V. De Gusseme, K. Hang, S. D’Avella, A. Xompero, A. Cavallaro, M. A. Roa, J. Avendano, A. Mavrommati
IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, Competitions, vol. 31, n. 4, pp. 174-185, December 2024
https://doi.org/10.1109/MRA.2024.3481609