A Little Wiggle Helps Robots Learn the Ropes
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Source roundup from published reports. Claims below are attributed to their publishers, not independently verified. Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute — News: A Little Wiggle Helps Robots Learn the Ropes. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed Wiggle and Go, a method that allows robots to estimate the physical properties of ropes and cables by wiggling them and observing the motion. This enables more rel…
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“uld have serious consequences, making it important to predict how the rope will move before acting. Making the system work on a physical robot was the team’s biggest challenge to overcome. The team trained its model entirely in computer simulation, where researchers can develop and test robotic behaviors without repeatedly using physical hardware. “Simulated objects do not always behave exactly like their real-world”
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- Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute — NewsSignalA Little Wiggle Helps Robots Learn the Ropes
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed Wiggle and Go, a method that allows robots to estimate the physical properties of ropes and cables by wiggling them and observing the motion. This enables more reliable planning of movements without prior practice, with applications in manufacturing, construction, and search and rescue. The system was trained in simulation and tested on physical robots, demonstrating the challenges of sim-to-real transfer.
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