Publications

Yian Wang, Juntian Zheng, Zhehuan Chen, Xian Zhou, Gu Zhang, Chao Liu, Chuang Gan (2024). Thin-Shell Object Manipulations with Differentiable Physics Simulations. The Twelfth International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR) (Accepted).

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Yichen Li, Yilun Du, Chao Liu, Chao Liu, Francis Williams, Michael Foshey, Benjamin Eckart, Jan Kautz, Joshua B. Tenenbaum, Antonio Torralba, Wojciech Matusik (2024). Learning to Jointly Understand Visual and Tactile Signals. The Twelfth International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR) (Accepted).

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Zilin Si, Gu Zhang, Qingwei Ben, Xian Zhou, Branden Romero, Chao Liu, Chuang Gan (2024). DiffTactile: A Physics-Based Differentiable Tactile Simulator for Contact-Rich Robotic Manipulation. The Twelfth International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR) (Accepted).

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Chao Liu, Wil Norton, Branden Romero, Hanna Matusik, Edward Adelson, Daniela Rus (2024). Control and Grasping of an Anthropomorphic Robotic Hand Built by Bio-inspired Robotic Fingers.

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Hanna Matusik, Chao Liu, Daniela Rus (2023). Directly 3D Printed, Pneumatically Actuated Multi-Material Robotic Hand. 2024 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) (Accepted).

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Junyi Zhu, Young Joong Lee, Yiyue Luo, Tianyu Xu, Chao Liu, Daniela Rus, Stefanie Mueller, Wojciech Matusik (2023). Liquids Identification and Monitoring via Digitally Fabricated Impedance Sensors. 2024 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) (Accepted).

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Yiyue Luo, Chao Liu, Young Joong Lee, Joseph DelPreto, Kui Wu, Michael Foshey, Daniela Rus, Tomás Palacios, Yunzhu Li, Antonio Torralba, Wojciech Matusik (2023). Adaptive Tactile Interaction Transfer via Digitally Embroidered Smart Gloves. Nature Communication (Accepted).

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Lianhao Yin, Makram Chahine, Tsun-Hsuan Wang, Tim Seyde, Chao Liu, Mathias Lechner, Ramin Hasani, Daniela Rus (2023). Towards Cooperative Flight Control Using Visual-Attention. 2023 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).

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Chao Liu, Andrea Moncada, Hanna Matusik, Deniz Irem Erus, Daniela Rus (2023). A Modular Bio-inspired Robotic Hand with High Sensitivity. 2023 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft).

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Joseph DelPreto, Chao Liu, Yiyue Luo, Michael Foshey, Yunzhu Li, Antonio Torralba, Wojciech Matusik, Daniela Rus (2022). ActionSense: A Multimodal Dataset for Human Activities Using Wearable Sensors in a Kitchen Environment. 36th Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS 2022) Track on Datasets and Benchmarks.

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Chao Liu, Qian Lin, Hyun Kim, Mark Yim (2022). SMORES-EP, a Modular Robot with Parallel Self-assembly. Autonomous Robots.

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Chao Liu, Sencheng Yu, Mark Yim (2022). Motion Planning for Variable Topology Trusses: Reconfiguration and Locomotion. IEEE Transactions on Robotics.

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Chao Liu, Mark Yim (2021). A Quadratic Programming Approach to Manipulation in Real-Time Using Modular Robots. The International Journal of Robotic Computing (Invited).

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Chao Liu, Tarik Tosun, Mark Yim (2021). A Low-Cost, Highly Customizable Solution for Position Estimation in Modular Robots. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics.

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Chao Liu, Mark Yim (2020). A Quadratic Programming Approach to Modular Robot Control and Motion Planning. 2020 Fourth IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing (IRC).

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Chao Liu, Sencheng Yu, Mark Yim (2020). Motion Planning for Variable Topology Truss Modular Robot. Proceedings of Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS).

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Chao Liu, Qian Lin, Hyun Kim, Mark Yim (2020). Parallel Self-assembly with SMORES-EP, a Modular Robot. 2020 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) (Accepted).

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Chao Liu, Sencheng Yu, Mark Yim (2020). A Fast Configuration Space Algorithm for Variable Topology Truss Modular Robots. 2020 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA).

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Chao Liu, Abhraneel Bera, Thulani Tsabedze, Daniel Edgar, Mark Yim (2019). Spiral Zipper Manipulator for Aerial Grasping and Manipulation. 2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).

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Chao Liu, Mark Yim (2019). Reconfiguration Motion Planning for Variable Topology Truss. 2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).

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Chao Liu, Michael Whitzer, Mark Yim (2019). A Distributed Reconfiguration Planning Algorithm for Modular Robots. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.

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Chao Liu, Sencheng Yu, Mark Yim (2019). Shape Morphing for Variable Topology Truss. 2019 16th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR).

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Chad C. Kessens, Matthew Horowitz, Chao Liu, James Dotterweich, Mark Yim, Harris L. Edge (2019). Toward Lateral Aerial Grasping Manipulation Using Scalable Suction. 2019 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA).

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Chao Liu, Mark Yim (2017). Configuration Recognition with Distributed Information for Modular Robots. IFRR International Symposium on Robotics Research (ISRR).

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Tarik Tosun, Daniel Edgar, Chao Liu, Thulani Tsabedze, Mark Yim (2017). PaintPots: Low Cost, Accurate, Highly Customizable Potentiometers for Position Sensing. 2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA).

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Tarik Tosun, Jay Davey, Chao Liu, Mark Yim (2016). Design and Characterization of the EP-Face Connector. 2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).

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