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Robert K. Katzschmann

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semantic_scholarIEEE Robotics and Automation Letters2026-08-01

Integrated by Design: A Hybrid Robotic Palm Fusing a Functionally-Dense Compliant Matrix With an Actuated Skeleton

O. Neumann, L. Ewering, Robert K. Katzschmann

Inspired by the human hand, this work presents a hybrid soft-rigid architecture for a robotic palm to enhance dexterity and robustness. While soft-robotic hands often lack the structural integrity to handle heavy objects, classical rigid designs are sensitive to impacts and frequ…

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arxivcs.RO2026-07-08

Smooth Operator: A Real-Time Sampling-Based Algorithm for Kinematic Hand Retargeting

Robert Jomar Malate, Erik Bauer, Norica Bacuieti, Stefanos Charalambous, Elvis Nava, Robert K. Katzschmann, et al.

Advances in learning-based robotic manipulation, such as Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models and Video Action Models (VAMs), heavily rely on high-quality teleoperation data. Their capabilities are strictly upper-bounded by the quality of the underlying human demonstrations. Curre…

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arxivcs.ROcs.AIcs.CVcs.LG2026-07-05

Mask2Real-WM: Segmentation Masks as a Sim-to-Real Bridge for Controllable Dexterous World Models

Riccardo O. Feingold, Davide Liconti, Chenyu Yang, Robert K. Katzschmann

Action-conditioned world models allow robots to predict the future consequences of candidate actions without additional physical interaction, supporting policy evaluation, planning, and data augmentation. We present Mask2Real-WM, a two-stage action-conditioned world model for dex…

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