Stability-Aware Retargeting for Humanoid Multi-Contact Teleoperation
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| author | McCrory, Stephen Orsolino, Romeo Thanki, Dhruv Penco, Luigi Griffin, Robert |
| author_facet | McCrory, Stephen Orsolino, Romeo Thanki, Dhruv Penco, Luigi Griffin, Robert |
| contents | Teleoperation is a powerful method to generate reference motions and enable humanoid robots to perform a broad range of tasks. However, teleoperation becomes challenging when using hand contacts and non-coplanar surfaces, often leading to motor torque saturation or loss of stability through slipping. We propose a centroidal stability-based retargeting method that dynamically adjusts contact points and posture during teleoperation to enhance stability in these difficult scenarios. Central to our approach is an efficient analytical calculation of the stability margin gradient. This gradient is used to identify scenarios for which stability is highly sensitive to teleoperation setpoints and inform the local adjustment of these setpoints. We validate the framework in simulation and hardware by teleoperating manipulation tasks on a humanoid, demonstrating increased stability margins. We also demonstrate empirically that higher stability margins correlate with improved impulse resilience and joint torque margin. |
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| spellingShingle | Stability-Aware Retargeting for Humanoid Multi-Contact Teleoperation McCrory, Stephen Orsolino, Romeo Thanki, Dhruv Penco, Luigi Griffin, Robert Robotics Teleoperation is a powerful method to generate reference motions and enable humanoid robots to perform a broad range of tasks. However, teleoperation becomes challenging when using hand contacts and non-coplanar surfaces, often leading to motor torque saturation or loss of stability through slipping. We propose a centroidal stability-based retargeting method that dynamically adjusts contact points and posture during teleoperation to enhance stability in these difficult scenarios. Central to our approach is an efficient analytical calculation of the stability margin gradient. This gradient is used to identify scenarios for which stability is highly sensitive to teleoperation setpoints and inform the local adjustment of these setpoints. We validate the framework in simulation and hardware by teleoperating manipulation tasks on a humanoid, demonstrating increased stability margins. We also demonstrate empirically that higher stability margins correlate with improved impulse resilience and joint torque margin. |
| title | Stability-Aware Retargeting for Humanoid Multi-Contact Teleoperation |
| topic | Robotics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.04353 |