arXiv Robotics research summaries for May 14, 2024.

Today's Research Themes (AI-Generated):

• Cross-category functional grasp synthesis improves object manipulation by leveraging a knowledge graph of similarities in shapes and grasp types.

• Analytic vehicle dynamics model for real-world maneuver planning combines speed with real-world accuracy under simplifying assumptions.

• Efficient multi-robot rendezvous in unknown environments is achieved through partitioned exploration and communication-efficient topological mapping.

• Real-time global optimization enables fail-safe emergency stops in automated driving, despite electrical or electronic failures.

• The IPC method offers robust performance in SLAM backends by incrementally finding a consistent set of measurements amidst outliers.