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All papers 68 Newest first 26 Aug 2026 · Research Article
Qiayuan Liao, Takara E Truong, Xiaoyu Huang, Yuman Gao, Guy Tevet, Koushil Sreenath, C Karen Liu
Combines agile motion tracking with guided diffusion to compose humanoid skills for previously unseen objectives.
Locomotion Control Reinforcement Learning Other Imitation Learning Diffusion Models
26 Aug 2026 · Research Article
Josua Spisak, Sergiu Tcaci Popescu, Lukas Rustler, Stefan Wermter, J Kevin O'Regan, Matej Hoffmann
Uses prediction and curiosity in an embodied humanoid to study how action–sensation relationships emerge.
Human–Robot Interaction Control Self-Supervised Learning Developmental Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 11(117) · 10.1126/scirobotics.aed4106
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Source 1 Source 2 19 Aug 2026 · Review / Perspective
Yan Gu, Guanya Shi, Fan Shi, I-Chia Chang, Yen-Jen Wang, Qilong Cheng, Zachary Olkin, Ivan Lopez-Sanchez, Yunchu Feng, Jian Zhang, Aaron D Ames, Hao Su, Koushil Sreenath
Reviews the evolution of humanoid locomotion from model-based control to learning and generative approaches.
Locomotion Control Reinforcement Learning Foundation Models Hybrid Methods
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 11(117) · 10.1126/scirobotics.aed3973
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Source 1 Source 2 19 Aug 2026 · Research Article
Yushi Wang, Changsheng Luo, Penghui Chen, Jianran Liu, Weijian Sun, Tong Guo, Kechang Yang, Biao Hu, Yangang Zhang, Mingguo Zhao
Trains an onboard vision-driven soccer controller that remains reactive under perceptual noise and detection failures.
Locomotion Perception Control Reinforcement Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 11(117) · 10.1126/scirobotics.aed1152
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Source 1 Source 2 12 Aug 2026 · Research Article
Zhengyi Luo, Ye Yuan, Tingwu Wang, Chenran Li, Fernando Castañeda, Sirui Chen, Zi-Ang Cao, Jiefeng Li, David Minor, Qingwei Ben, Jinhyung Park, David Sami, Zi Wang, Xingye Da, Runyu Ding, Cyrus Hogg, Lina Song, Edy Lim, Eugene Jeong, Tairan He, Haoru Xue, Wenli Xiao, Simon Yuen, Jan Kautz, Yan Chang, Umar Iqbal, Linxi Jim Fan, Yuke Zhu
Scales motion-tracking data, model capacity, and compute into a generalist humanoid whole-body controller.
Locomotion Control Manipulation Other Imitation Learning Foundation Models
12 Aug 2026 · Research Article
Jean Pierre Sleiman, He Li, Alphonsus Adu-Bredu, Robin Deits, Arun Kumar, Kevin Bergamin, Mohak Bhardwaj, Scott Biddlestone, Nicola Burger, Matthew A Estrada, Francesco Iacobelli, Twan Koolen, Alexander Lambert, Erica Lin, M Eva Mungai, Zach Nobles, Shane Rozen-Levy, Yuyao Shi, Jiashun Wang, Jakob Welner, Fangzhou Yu, Mike Zhang, Alfred Rizzi, Jessica Hodgins, Sylvain Bertrand, Yeuhi Abe, Scott Kuindersma, Farbod Farshidian
Transfers athletic motions from capture, video, and animation to different robot bodies without per-skill tuning.
Locomotion Control Reinforcement Learning Other Imitation Learning
29 Jul 2026 · Review / Perspective
Jonas Frey, Matías Mattamala, Hae-Won Park, Mayank Mittal, Georg Martius, Maike Osborne, Robert Sparrow, Marco Hutter
Reviews capabilities and open challenges in legged hardware, autonomy, data, and deployment.
Locomotion Control Reinforcement Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 11(116) · 10.1126/scirobotics.aee0787
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Source 1 Source 2 29 Jul 2026 · Research Article
Christopher S Bird, Antonio P L Bo, Wei Lu, Taylor J M Dick
Combines radar measurements with learned estimators of muscle force for assistive sensing applications.
Wearable Robotics Perception Supervised Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 11(116) · 10.1126/scirobotics.aed5865
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Source 1 Source 2 22 Jul 2026 · Review / Perspective
Ziyu Ren, Youning Duo, Haoyuan Xu, Yihui Zhang, Xingjian Liu, Jamie Paik, Auke Ijspeert, Li Wen
Reviews multimodal robot design and the transition toward learned planning and motion control.
Locomotion Robot Design Hybrid Methods
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 11(116) · 10.1126/scirobotics.aea7639
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Source 1 Source 2 22 Jul 2026 · Research Article
Kun Lei, Huanyu Li, Dongjie Yu, Zhenyu Wei, Lingxiao Guo, Zhennan Jiang, Ziyu Wang, Shiyu Liang, Huazhe Xu
Improves diffusion visuomotor policies through offline and online reinforcement learning, with fast one-step execution.
Manipulation Control Reinforcement Learning Behavior Cloning (BC) Diffusion Models
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 11(116) · 10.1126/scirobotics.aed6267
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Source 1 Source 2 Jun-Gill Kang, Jaehyun Park, Tae-Gyu Song, Joon-Ha Kim, Seungwoo Hong, Hae-Won Park
Pretrains locomotion skills from optimized motions and learns perceptive transitions across challenging outdoor terrain.
Locomotion Navigation Control Reinforcement Learning Other Imitation Learning Hybrid Methods
10 Jun 2026 · Research Article
Tianyue Wu, Guangtong Xu, Zihan Wang, Junxiao Lin, Tianyang Chen, Yuze Wu, Zhichao Han, Zhiyang Liu, Fei Gao
Learns vision-to-control policies for aggressive gap traversal, using planner initialization and simulation distillation.
Aerial Robotics Navigation Control Reinforcement Learning Policy Distillation Hybrid Methods
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 11(115) · 10.1126/scirobotics.aeb0180
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Source 1 Source 2 13 May 2026 · Research Article
Jonas Eschmann, Dario Albani, Giuseppe Loianno
Distills many specialized teachers into a recurrent quadrotor policy that adapts to unseen hardware.
Aerial Robotics Control Reinforcement Learning Policy Distillation Foundation Models
29 Apr 2026 · Research Article
Kai Chen, Chengkun Li, Chang Tu, Jiahui Pan, Yiyao Ma, Wei Chen, Zhongxiang Zhou, Xuecheng Xu, Stephen James, Chi-Wing Fu, Rong Xiong, Pieter Abbeel, Yun-Hui Liu, Qi Dou
Grounds vision-language reasoning in object-centric geometry to execute spatially precise manipulation instructions.
Manipulation Perception Foundation Models Retrieval-Based Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 11(113) · 10.1126/scirobotics.aea2092
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Source 1 Source 2 22 Apr 2026 · Review / Perspective
Sharmita Dey, Robert Riener, Strahinja Dosen, Stefano V Albrecht
Proposes collaborative robot foundation models that account for partners, social roles, and changing interaction norms.
Human–Robot Interaction Multi-Robot Systems Foundation Models
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 11(113) · 10.1126/scirobotics.aea1822
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Source 1 Source 2 Jose Barreiros, Andrew Beaulieu, Aditya Bhat, Rick Cory, Eric Cousineau, Hongkai Dai, Ching-Hsin Fang, Kunimatsu Hashimoto, Muhammad Zubair Irshad, Masha Itkina, Naveen Kuppuswamy, Kuan-Hui Lee, Katherine Liu, Dale McConachie, Ian McMahon, Haruki Nishimura, Calder Phillips-Grafflin, Charles Richter, Paarth Shah, Krishnan Srinivasan, Blake Wulfe, Chen Xu, Mengchao Zhang, Alex Alspach, Maya Angeles, Kushal Arora, Vitor Campagnolo Guizilini, Alejandro Castro, Dian Chen, Ting-Sheng Chu, Sam Creasey, Sean Curtis, Richard Denitto, Emma Dixon, Eric Dusel, Matthew Ferreira, Aimee Goncalves, Grant Gould, Damrong Guoy, Swati Gupta, Xuchen Han, Kyle Hatch, Brendan Hathaway, Allison Henry, Hillel Hochsztein, Phoebe Horgan, Shun Iwase, Donovon Jackson, Siddharth Karamcheti, Sedrick Keh, Joseph Masterjohn, Masayuki Masuda, Jean Mercat, Patrick Miller, Paul Mitiguy, Tony Nguyen, Jeremy Nimmer, Yuki Noguchi, Reko Ong, Aykut Onol, Owen Pfannenstiehl, Richard Poyner, Leticia Priebe Mendes Rocha, Gordon Richardson, Christopher Rodriguez, Derick Seale, Michael Sherman, Mariah Smith-Jones, David Tago, Pavel Tokmakov, Matthew Tran, Basile Van Hoorick, Igor Vasiljevic, Sergey Zakharov, Mark Zolotas, Rareș Ambruș, Kerri Fetzer-Borelli, Benjamin Burchfiel, Hadas Kress-Gazit, Siyuan Feng, Stacie Ford, Russ Tedrake
Evaluates multitask diffusion policies with controlled trials, showing benefits from pretraining scale and diversity.
Dexterous Manipulation Manipulation Behavior Cloning (BC) Diffusion Models Foundation Models
15 Apr 2026 · Research Article
Sthithpragya Gupta, Durgesh Haribhau Salunkhe, Aude Billard
Embeds kinematic constraints in demonstration-derived dynamical policies for skill transfer across robot morphologies.
Manipulation Control Other Imitation Learning Hybrid Methods
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 11(113) · 10.1126/scirobotics.aea1995
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Source 1 Source 2 25 Mar 2026 · Research Article
Manoj Velmurugan, Phillip Brush, Colin Balfour, Richard J Przybyla, Nitin J Sanket
Uses learned ultrasound denoising to navigate small aerial robots through fog, darkness, and clutter.
Aerial Robotics Navigation Perception Supervised Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 11(112) · 10.1126/scirobotics.adz9609
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Source 1 Source 2 18 Mar 2026 · Research Article
Xi Chen, Yuan Gao, Hangxin Liu, Fangkai Yang, Ali Ghadirzadeh, Jun Yang, Bin Liang, Chongjie Zhang, Tin Lun Lam, Song-Chun Zhu
Aligns language-annotated intentions to transfer demonstrated behavior across heterogeneous robots and environments.
Human–Robot Interaction Multi-Robot Systems Manipulation Other Imitation Learning Representation Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 11(112) · 10.1126/scirobotics.adv2250
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Source 1 Source 2 28 Jan 2026 · Research Article
Qi Ye, Qingtao Liu, Siyun Wang, Jiaying Chen, Yu Cui, Ke Jin, Huajin Chen, Xuan Cai, Gaofeng Li, Jiming Chen
Combines human visual–tactile pretraining with online multitask learning for multifingered manipulation.
Dexterous Manipulation Perception Reinforcement Learning Other Imitation Learning Self-Supervised Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 11(110) · 10.1126/scirobotics.ady2869
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Source 1 Source 2 Yuhang Hu, Jiong Lin, Judah Allen Goldfeder, Philippe M Wyder, Yifeng Cao, Steven Tian, Yunzhe Wang, Jingran Wang, Mengmeng Wang, Jie Zeng, Cameron Mehlman, Yingke Wang, Delin Zeng, Boyuan Chen, Hod Lipson
Learns audio-conditioned lip trajectories for an expressive robotic face without hand-coded mouth movements.
Human–Robot Interaction Control Self-Supervised Learning
17 Dec 2025 · Research Article
Peiyao Zhang, Peter Gehlbach, Russell H Taylor, Iulian Iordachita, Marin Kobilarov
Uses learned motion and event predictors to automate retinal vein cannulation in ex vivo porcine eyes.
Surgical Robotics Perception Control Supervised Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 10(109) · 10.1126/scirobotics.adw2969
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Source 1 Source 2 10 Dec 2025 · Research Article
Shibo Zhao, Sifan Zhou, Yuchen Zhang, Ji Zhang, Chen Wang, Wenshan Wang, Sebastian Scherer
Integrates learned inertial odometry with hierarchical sensor adaptation for navigation under severe sensory degradation.
Navigation Perception Supervised Learning Hybrid Methods
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 10(109) · 10.1126/scirobotics.adv1818
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Source 1 Source 2 19 Nov 2025 · Research Article
Keaton L Scherpereel, Matthew C Gombolay, Max K Shepherd, Carlos A Carrasquillo, Omer T Inan, Aaron J Young
Transfers accessible movement data into device-specific joint-moment estimators for task-agnostic exoskeleton assistance.
Wearable Robotics Control Domain Adaptation Supervised Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 10(108) · 10.1126/scirobotics.ads8652
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Source 1 Source 2 19 Nov 2025 · Review / Perspective
Xiaoyang Zheng, Yuhao Jiang, Mustafa Mete, Jingjing Li, Ikumu Watanabe, Takayuki Yamada, Jamie Paik
Reviews metamaterial robotics, including AI-supported design, modeling, and adaptive control.
Soft Robotics Robot Design Learning-Based Optimization
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 10(108) · 10.1126/scirobotics.adx1519
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Source 1 Source 2 Kamil Dreczkowski, Pietro Vitiello, Vitalis Vosylius, Edward Johns
Separates alignment and interaction, using trajectory retrieval to teach a robot many tasks from few demonstrations.
Manipulation Other Imitation Learning Retrieval-Based Learning
24 Sept 2025 · Review / Perspective
Andrew I Cooper, Patrick Courtney, Kourosh Darvish, Moritz Eckhoff, Hatem Fakhruldeen, Andrea Gabrielli, Animesh Garg, Sami Haddadin, Kanako Harada, Jason Hein, Maria Hübner, Dennis Knobbe, Gabriella Pizzuto, Florian Shkurti, Ruja Shrestha, Kerstin Thurow, Rafael Vescovi, Birgit Vogel-Heuser, Ádám Wolf, Naruki Yoshikawa, Yan Zeng, Zhengxue Zhou, Henning Zwirnmann
Examines autonomy, reproducibility, and human collaboration challenges in AI-enabled laboratory robotics.
Field Robotics Manipulation Learning-Based Optimization
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 10(106) · 10.1126/scirobotics.adv7932
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Source 1 Source 2 24 Sept 2025 · Review / Perspective
Amanda Prorok
Argues for distributed robot learning through modular, interdependent systems rather than monolithic models.
Multi-Robot Systems Foundation Models Collective Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 10(106) · 10.1126/scirobotics.adv4049
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Source 1 Source 2 17 Sept 2025 · Review / Perspective
Bo Ai, Stephen Tian, Haochen Shi, Yixuan Wang, Tobias Pfaff, Cheston Tan, Henrik I Christensen, Hao Su, Jiajun Wu, Yunzhu Li
Reviews learned interaction dynamics, state representations, uncertainty, and their use in manipulation planning.
Manipulation Control Model-Based Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 10(106) · 10.1126/scirobotics.adt1497
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Source 1 Source 2 3 Sept 2025 · Research Article
Matthew Lai, Keegan Go, Zhibin Li, Torsten Kröger, Stefan Schaal, Kelsey Allen, Jonathan Scholz
Learns graph-based coordination that jointly allocates tasks, schedules actions, and plans collision-free multiarm motion.
Multi-Robot Systems Manipulation Control Reinforcement Learning Graph Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 10(106) · 10.1126/scirobotics.ads1204
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Source 1 Source 2 27 Aug 2025 · Review / Perspective
Nancy M Amato, Seth Hutchinson, Animesh Garg, Aude Billard, Daniela Rus, Russ Tedrake, Frank Park, Ken Goldberg
Presents a debate on whether scaling data alone can solve robotics and automation.
Control Manipulation Foundation Models
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 10(105) · 10.1126/scirobotics.aea7897
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Source 1 Source 2 27 Aug 2025 · Research Article
Junzhe He, Chong Zhang, Fabian Jenelten, Ruben Grandia, Moritz Bächer, Marco Hutter
Uses proprioception-conditioned map attention to learn robust, precise locomotion across sparse footholds.
Locomotion Navigation Control Reinforcement Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 10(105) · 10.1126/scirobotics.adv3604
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Source 1 Source 2 20 Aug 2025 · Research Article
Jose A Barreiros, Aykut Özgün Önol, Mengchao Zhang, Sam Creasey, Aimee Goncalves, Andrew Beaulieu, Aditya Bhat, Kate M Tsui, Alex Alspach
Learns contact-rich whole-body object handling from example motions using a compliant humanoid upper body.
Manipulation Control Reinforcement Learning Other Imitation Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 10(105) · 10.1126/scirobotics.ads6790
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Source 1 Source 2 20 Aug 2025 · Research Article
Jianlan Luo, Charles Xu, Jeffrey Wu, Sergey Levine
Combines demonstrations and human corrections with sample-efficient real-world learning for precise manipulation.
Dexterous Manipulation Manipulation Control Reinforcement Learning Human-in-the-Loop Learning
30 Jul 2025 · Review / Perspective
Herman van der Kooij, Edwin H F van Asseldonk, Massimo Sartori, Chiara Basla, Adrian Esser, Robert Riener
Reviews how machine learning supports intention recognition, assessment, and autonomous wearable assistance.
Wearable Robotics Control Reinforcement Learning Supervised Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 10(104) · 10.1126/scirobotics.adt7329
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Source 1 Source 2 30 Jul 2025 · Research Article
Lilu Liu, Jingyu Zhang, Fei Wang, Jiyu Yu, Yuxiang Cui, Zhibin Li, Jian Hu, Rong Xiong, Haojian Lu, Yue Wang
Combines learned perception and structured exploration for autonomous bronchial foreign-body search with remote physician removal.
Surgical Robotics Navigation Perception Learning-Based Perception Hybrid Methods
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 10(104) · 10.1126/scirobotics.adt5338
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Source 1 Source 2 30 Jul 2025 · Review / Perspective
Pierre E Dupont, Alperen Degirmenci
Identifies barriers to learning the perception, decision-making, and action needed for medical robot autonomy.
Surgical Robotics Foundation Models Reinforcement Learning
23 Jul 2025 · Review / Perspective
Samuel Schmidgall, Justin D Opfermann, Ji Woong Kim, Axel Krieger
Reviews the transition from surgeon-operated systems toward AI-enabled autonomous surgical robots.
Surgical Robotics Foundation Models
16 Jul 2025 · Research Article
Yonghao Long, Anran Lin, Derek Hang Chun Kwok, Lin Zhang, Zhenya Yang, Kejian Shi, Lei Song, Jiawei Fu, Hongbin Lin, Wang Wei, Kai Chen, Xiangyu Chu, Yang Hu, Hon Chi Yip, Philip Wai Yan Chiu, Peter Kazanzides, Russell H Taylor, Yunhui Liu, Zihan Chen, Zerui Wang, Samuel Kwok Wai Au, Qi Dou
Provides a surgical simulation and learning pipeline that transfers trained task policies to real surgical robots.
Surgical Robotics Manipulation Control Reinforcement Learning Foundation Models Hybrid Methods
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 10(104) · 10.1126/scirobotics.adt3093
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Source 1 Source 2 Ji Woong Brian Kim, Juo-Tung Chen, Pascal Hansen, Lucy Xiaoyang Shi, Antony Goldenberg, Samuel Schmidgall, Paul Maria Scheikl, Anton Deguet, Brandon M White, De Ru Tsai, Richard Jaepyeong Cha, Jeffrey Jopling, Chelsea Finn, Axel Krieger
Pairs a language-level planner with learned low-level trajectories to execute and recover during surgical steps.
Surgical Robotics Dexterous Manipulation Behavior Cloning (BC) Foundation Models
9 Jul 2025 · Review / Perspective
Michael Yip
Examines the data requirements and prospects of foundation models for autonomous robotic surgery.
Surgical Robotics Foundation Models
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 10(104) · 10.1126/scirobotics.adt0684
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Source 1 Source 2 18 Jun 2025 · Research Article
Adam D Hines, Michael Milford, Tobias Fischer
Combines event sensing and spiking networks for compact, low-energy visual place recognition on a robot.
Navigation Perception Neuromorphic Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 10(103) · 10.1126/scirobotics.ads3968
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Source 1 Source 2 18 Jun 2025 · Research Article
Zhichao Han, Mengze Tian, Zaitian Gongye, Donglai Xue, Jiaxi Xing, Qianhao Wang, Yuman Gao, Jingping Wang, Chao Xu, Fei Gao
Combines learned path proposals with stable trajectory optimization to navigate complex environments efficiently.
Navigation Control Supervised Learning Hybrid Methods
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 10(103) · 10.1126/scirobotics.ads4551
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Source 1 Source 2 11 Jun 2025 · Research Article
David Hardman, Thomas George Thuruthel, Fumiya Iida
Structures redundant electrical measurements from a soft skin into multimodal touch and environmental estimates.
Perception Soft Robotics Supervised Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 10(103) · 10.1126/scirobotics.adq2303
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Source 1 Source 2 28 May 2025 · Research Article
Hyeongjun Kim, Hyunsik Oh, Jeongsoo Park, Yunho Kim, Donghoon Youm, Moonkyu Jung, Minho Lee, Jemin Hwangbo
Combines optimized foothold planning with a learned tracker and an adaptive training terrain distribution.
Locomotion Navigation Control Reinforcement Learning Hybrid Methods
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 10(102) · 10.1126/scirobotics.ads6192
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Source 1 Source 2 28 May 2025 · Research Article
Yuntao Ma, Andrei Cramariuc, Farbod Farshidian, Marco Hutter
Learns coordinated whole-body badminton skills while accounting for real-world visual perception uncertainty.
Manipulation Locomotion Control Reinforcement Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 10(102) · 10.1126/scirobotics.adu3922
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Source 1 Source 2 19 Mar 2025 · Research Article
Molly Carton, Jakub F Kowalewski, Jiani Guo, Jacob F Alpert, Aman Garg, Daniel Revier, Jeffrey Ian Lipton
Pairs torque-transmitting metamaterials with learned inverse kinematics for forceful soft-arm manipulation.
Soft Robotics Manipulation Control Supervised Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 10(100) · 10.1126/scirobotics.ads0548
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Source 1 Source 2 12 Feb 2025 · Research Article
John F Zimmerman, Daniel J Drennan, James Ikeda, Qianru Jin, Herdeline Ann M Ardoña, Sean L Kim, Ryoma Ishii, Kevin Kit Parker
Uses machine-learning-directed geometry optimization to improve a tissue-engineered swimming robot.
Robot Design Soft Robotics Learning-Based Optimization
29 Jan 2025 · Review / Perspective
Keya Ghonasgi, Kyle J Kaveny, David Langlois, Leifur D Sigurðarson, Tim A Swift, Jason Wheeler, Aaron J Young
Discusses practical barriers to deploying vision-based control in commercial wearable robots.
Wearable Robotics Perception Learning-Based Perception
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 10(98) · 10.1126/scirobotics.adp5005
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Source 1 Source 2 22 Jan 2025 · Research Article
Ignacio Abadía, Alice Bruel, Grégoire Courtine, Auke J Ijspeert, Eduardo Ros, Niceto R Luque
Combines a muscle-inspired impedance model and adaptive cerebellar network to tune robot compliance and accuracy.
Control Human–Robot Interaction Adaptive Learning Hybrid Methods
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 10(98) · 10.1126/scirobotics.adp2356
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Source 1 Source 2 22 Jan 2025 · Research Article
Prasanna Vijayaraghavan, Jeffrey Frederic Queißer, Sergio Verduzco Flores, Jun Tani
Integrates vision, proprioception, and language to learn compositional action–language representations.
Human–Robot Interaction Manipulation Developmental Learning Representation Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 10(98) · 10.1126/scirobotics.adp0751
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Source 1 Source 2 18 Dec 2024 · Research Article
Veit-Lorenz Heuthe, Emanuele Panizon, Hongri Gu, Clemens Bechinger
Uses counterfactual rewards to assign credit when independently controlled microrobots collectively transport cargo.
Multi-Robot Systems Manipulation Reinforcement Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 9(97) · 10.1126/scirobotics.ado5888
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Source 1 Source 2 Sudharshan Suresh, Haozhi Qi, Tingfan Wu, Taosha Fan, Luis Pineda, Mike Lambeta, Jitendra Malik, Mrinal Kalakrishnan, Roberto Calandra, Michael Kaess, Joseph Ortiz, Mustafa Mukadam
Fuses touch, vision, and proprioception to reconstruct and track previously unseen objects during in-hand manipulation.
Dexterous Manipulation Perception Neural Fields Self-Supervised Learning
30 Oct 2024 · Research Article
Ninad Jadhav, Sushmita Bhattacharya, Daniel Vogt, Yaniv Aluma, Pernille Tønnesen, Akarsh Prabhakara, Swarun Kumar, Shane Gero, Robert J Wood, Stephanie Gil
Couples multiagent routing with radio-based sensing to improve autonomous rendezvous with sperm whales.
Navigation Multi-Robot Systems Reinforcement Learning Hybrid Methods
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 9(95) · 10.1126/scirobotics.adn7299
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Source 1 Source 2 16 Oct 2024 · Research Article
Jiří Ulrich, Martin Stefanec, Fatemeh Rekabi-Bana, Laurenz Alexander Fedotoff, Tomáš Rouček, Bilal Yağız Gündeğer, Mahmood Saadat, Jan Blaha, Jiří Janota, Daniel Nicolas Hofstadler, Kristina Žampachů, Erhan Ege Keyvan, Babür Erdem, Erol Şahin, Hande Alemdar, Ali Emre Turgut, Farshad Arvin, Thomas Schmickl, Tomáš Krajník
Combines autonomous robotic observation with behavioral analysis to track a honey-bee queen and colony interactions.
Perception Field Robotics Learning-Based Perception
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 9(95) · 10.1126/scirobotics.adn6848
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Source 1 Source 2 21 Aug 2024 · Research Article
Maged Iskandar, Alin Albu-Schäffer, Alexander Dietrich
Recognizes touch trajectories on a robot body as symbolic instructions using manifold learning and neural networks.
Human–Robot Interaction Perception Representation Learning Supervised Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 9(93) · 10.1126/scirobotics.adn4008
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Source 1 Source 2 26 Jun 2024 · Research Article
Maria Bauza, Antonia Bronars, Yifan Hou, Ian Taylor, Nikhil Chavan-Dafle, Alberto Rodriguez
Learns visuotactile pose estimation in simulation and combines it with grasp and regrasp planning for precise placement.
Manipulation Perception Supervised Learning Hybrid Methods
19 Jun 2024 · Review / Perspective
Dario Izzo, Emmanuel Blazquez, Robin Ferede, Sebastien Origer, Christophe De Wagter, Guido C H E de Croon
Reviews neural guidance and control networks that learn optimal actions for spacecraft and drone tasks.
Aerial Robotics Control Model-Based Learning Supervised Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 9(91) · 10.1126/scirobotics.adi6421
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Source 1 Source 2 22 May 2024 · Review / Perspective
Letizia Gionfrida, Daekyum Kim, Davide Scaramuzza, Dario Farina, Robert D Howe
Discusses how visual information can support wearable robots in real-world environments.
Wearable Robotics Perception Learning-Based Perception
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 9(90) · 10.1126/scirobotics.adj8812
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Source 1 Source 2 15 May 2024 · Research Article
F Paredes-Vallés, J J Hagenaars, J Dupeyroux, S Stroobants, Y Xu, G C H E de Croon
Trains an event-based spiking vision-to-control pipeline that transfers from simulation to onboard drone flight.
Aerial Robotics Control Perception Neuromorphic Learning Self-Supervised Learning Evolutionary Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 9(90) · 10.1126/scirobotics.adi0591
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Source 1 Source 2 15 May 2024 · Research Article
Byungjoon Bae, Doeon Lee, Minseong Park, Yujia Mu, Yongmin Baek, Inbo Sim, Cong Shen, Kyusang Lee
Combines stereoscopic artificial compound eyes with edge learning for efficient three-dimensional object tracking.
Perception Supervised Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 9(90) · 10.1126/scirobotics.adl3606
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Source 1 Source 2 24 Apr 2024 · Research Article
Joonho Lee, Marko Bjelonic, Alexander Reske, Lorenz Wellhausen, Takahiro Miki, Marco Hutter
Integrates learned wheeled-legged locomotion and hierarchical navigation for kilometer-scale urban missions.
Locomotion Navigation Control Reinforcement Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 9(89) · 10.1126/scirobotics.adi9641
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Source 1 Source 2 17 Apr 2024 · Research Article
Ilija Radosavovic, Tete Xiao, Bike Zhang, Trevor Darrell, Jitendra Malik, Koushil Sreenath
Trains a transformer locomotion controller that adapts from observation–action history during real-world humanoid walking.
Locomotion Control Reinforcement Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 9(89) · 10.1126/scirobotics.adi9579
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Source 1 Source 2 10 Apr 2024 · Research Article
Tuomas Haarnoja, Ben Moran, Guy Lever, Sandy H Huang, Dhruva Tirumala, Jan Humplik, Markus Wulfmeier, Saran Tunyasuvunakool, Noah Y Siegel, Roland Hafner, Michael Bloesch, Kristian Hartikainen, Arunkumar Byravan, Leonard Hasenclever, Yuval Tassa, Fereshteh Sadeghi, Nathan Batchelor, Federico Casarini, Stefano Saliceti, Charles Game, Neil Sreendra, Kushal Patel, Marlon Gwira, Andrea Huber, Nicole Hurley, Francesco Nori, Raia Hadsell, Nicolas Heess
Learns agile bipedal soccer skills and tactical behaviors in simulation for zero-shot deployment on small humanoids.
Locomotion Control Reinforcement Learning
Paper Details & sources Science Robotics 9(89) · 10.1126/scirobotics.adi8022
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Source 1 Source 2 27 Mar 2024 · Research Article
Yuhang Hu, Boyuan Chen, Jiong Lin, Yunzhe Wang, Yingke Wang, Cameron Mehlman, Hod Lipson
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