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Main Authors: Chen, Kejia, Dettmering, Celina, Pachler, Florian, Liu, Zhuo, Zhang, Yue, Cheng, Tailai, Dirr, Jonas, Bing, Zhenshan, Knoll, Alois, Daub, Rüdiger
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.22034
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author Chen, Kejia
Dettmering, Celina
Pachler, Florian
Liu, Zhuo
Zhang, Yue
Cheng, Tailai
Dirr, Jonas
Bing, Zhenshan
Knoll, Alois
Daub, Rüdiger
author_facet Chen, Kejia
Dettmering, Celina
Pachler, Florian
Liu, Zhuo
Zhang, Yue
Cheng, Tailai
Dirr, Jonas
Bing, Zhenshan
Knoll, Alois
Daub, Rüdiger
contents Industrial assembly of deformable linear objects (DLOs) such as cables offers great potential for many industries. However, DLOs pose several challenges for robot-based automation due to the inherent complexity of deformation and, consequentially, the difficulties in anticipating the behavior of DLOs in dynamic situations. Although existing studies have addressed isolated subproblems like shape tracking, grasping, and shape control, there has been limited exploration of integrated workflows that combine these individual processes. To address this gap, we propose an object-centric perception and planning framework to achieve a comprehensive DLO assembly process throughout the industrial value chain. The framework utilizes visual and tactile information to track the DLO's shape as well as contact state across different stages, which facilitates effective planning of robot actions. Our approach encompasses robot-based bin picking of DLOs from cluttered environments, followed by a coordinated handover to two additional robots that mount the DLOs onto designated fixtures. Real-world experiments employing a setup with multiple robots demonstrate the effectiveness of the approach and its relevance to industrial scenarios.
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spellingShingle Multi-Robot Assembly of Deformable Linear Objects Using Multi-Modal Perception
Chen, Kejia
Dettmering, Celina
Pachler, Florian
Liu, Zhuo
Zhang, Yue
Cheng, Tailai
Dirr, Jonas
Bing, Zhenshan
Knoll, Alois
Daub, Rüdiger
Robotics
Industrial assembly of deformable linear objects (DLOs) such as cables offers great potential for many industries. However, DLOs pose several challenges for robot-based automation due to the inherent complexity of deformation and, consequentially, the difficulties in anticipating the behavior of DLOs in dynamic situations. Although existing studies have addressed isolated subproblems like shape tracking, grasping, and shape control, there has been limited exploration of integrated workflows that combine these individual processes. To address this gap, we propose an object-centric perception and planning framework to achieve a comprehensive DLO assembly process throughout the industrial value chain. The framework utilizes visual and tactile information to track the DLO's shape as well as contact state across different stages, which facilitates effective planning of robot actions. Our approach encompasses robot-based bin picking of DLOs from cluttered environments, followed by a coordinated handover to two additional robots that mount the DLOs onto designated fixtures. Real-world experiments employing a setup with multiple robots demonstrate the effectiveness of the approach and its relevance to industrial scenarios.
title Multi-Robot Assembly of Deformable Linear Objects Using Multi-Modal Perception
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.22034