Intelligent Manipulation

In cluttered scenes, and with unknown objects, typical pick and place pipelines are sub-optimal. Assembly and rearrangement tasks require flexible manipulation modes using both prehensile and non-prehensile approaches with multimodal perception.

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Associated Researchers:

M.Sc.

Nils Dengler

Ph.D. Student

M.Sc.

Benedikt Kreis

Ph.D. Student

M.Sc.

Rohit Menon

Ph.D. Student

M.Sc.

Ahmed Shokry

Ph.D. Student

Related Projects:

RePAIR - Reconstructing the Past: Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Meet Cultural Heritage

The 'RePAIR' project combines Artificial Intelligence and Robotics with Cultural Heritage to create technology that simplifies the reconstruction of shattered artworks. This innovation aims to address the challenge of piecing together damaged or incomplete ancient artifacts like vases, amphorae, and frescoes, often found in fragments at excavation sites worldwide.

Related Publications:

Safe Leaf Manipulation for Accurate Shape and Pose Estimation of Occluded Fruits

S. Yao, S. Pan, M. Bennewitz, K. Hauser
Accepted to IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation (ICRA), 2025
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Context-Based Meta Reinforcement Learning for Robust and Adaptable Peg-in-Hole Assembly Tasks

A. Shokry, W. Gomaa, T. Zaenker, M. Dawood, R. Menon, S. Maged, M. Awad, M. Bennewitz
Arxiv Pre-print, 2025
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Learning Goal-Directed Object Pushing in Cluttered Scenes with Location-Based Attention

N. Dengler, J. Del Aguila Ferrandis, J. Moura, S. Vijayakumar, M. Bennewitz
Arxiv Pre-print, 2025
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Map Space Belief Prediction for Manipulation-Enhanced Mapping

J.M.C Marques, N. Dengler, T. Zaenker, J. Mücke, S. Wang, M. Bennewitz, K. Hauser
Arxiv Pre-print, 2025
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Compact Multi-Object Placement Using Adjacency-Aware Reinforcement Learning

B. Kreis, N. Dengler, J. de Heuvel, R. Menon, H. D. Perur, M. Bennewitz
IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids), 2024
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HortiBot: An Adaptive Multi-Arm System for Robotic Horticulture of Sweet Peppers

C. Lenz, R. Menon, M. Schreiber, M.P. Jacob, S. Behnke, M. Bennewitz
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2024
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Viewpoint Push Planning for Mapping of Unknown Confined Spaces

N. Dengler, S. Pan, V. Kalagaturu, R. Menon, M. Dawood, M. Bennewitz
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2023
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Reactive Correction of Object Placement Errors for Robotic Arrangement Tasks

B. Kreis, R. Menon, B. K. Adinarayan, J. de Heuvel, M. Bennewitz
International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS-18), 2023
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Learning Goal-Directed Non-Prehensile Pushing in Cluttered Scenes

N. Dengler, D. Großklaus, M. Bennewitz
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2022
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