The article discusses the challenges in robotic manipulation of deformable objects which have infinite degrees of freedom, making them complex to perceive and estimate. The author suggests that the performance of deformable object manipulation can be enhanced by introducing interactive perception and assistive tools. The use of interactive perception can provide optimal perspectives for estimating the states of deformable objects. The use of assistive tools, like human intelligence, can enhance manipulation performance, allowing robots to operate in unstructured environments and handle tasks that are currently beyond their capabilities.
Publication date: 20 Nov 2023
Project Page: Not provided
Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2311.09659
