DexEMG: Towards Dexterous Teleoperation System via EMG2Pose Generalization

Fuente: arXiv
Enregistré dans:
Détails bibliographiques
Auteurs principaux: Zhao, Qianyou, Li, Wenqiao, Wang, Chiyu, Zhang, Kaifeng
Format: Preprint
Publié: 2026
Sujets:
Accès en ligne:
Tags: Ajouter un tag
Pas de tags, Soyez le premier à ajouter un tag!
_version_ 1866917317637570560
author Zhao, Qianyou
Li, Wenqiao
Wang, Chiyu
Zhang, Kaifeng
author_facet Zhao, Qianyou
Li, Wenqiao
Wang, Chiyu
Zhang, Kaifeng
contents High-fidelity teleoperation of dexterous robotic hands is essential for bringing robots into unstructured domestic environments. However, existing teleoperation systems often face a trade-off between performance and portability: vision-based capture systems are constrained by costs and line-of-sight requirements, while mechanical exoskeletons are bulky and physically restrictive. In this paper, we present DexEMG, a lightweight and cost-effective teleoperation system leveraging surface electromyography (sEMG) to bridge the gap between human intent and robotic execution. We first collect a synchronized dataset of sEMG signals and hand poses via a MoCap glove to train EMG2Pose, a neural network capable of continuously predicting hand kinematics directly from muscle activity. To ensure seamless control, we develop a robust hand retargeting algorithm that maps the predicted poses onto a multi-fingered dexterous hand in real-time. Experimental results demonstrate that DexEMG achieves high precision in diverse teleoperation tasks. Notably, our system exhibits strong generalization capabilities across novel objects and complex environments without the need for intensive individual-specific recalibration. This work offers a scalable and intuitive interface for both general-purpose robotic manipulation and assistive technologies.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2603_05861
institution arXiv
publishDate 2026
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle DexEMG: Towards Dexterous Teleoperation System via EMG2Pose Generalization
Zhao, Qianyou
Li, Wenqiao
Wang, Chiyu
Zhang, Kaifeng
Robotics
High-fidelity teleoperation of dexterous robotic hands is essential for bringing robots into unstructured domestic environments. However, existing teleoperation systems often face a trade-off between performance and portability: vision-based capture systems are constrained by costs and line-of-sight requirements, while mechanical exoskeletons are bulky and physically restrictive. In this paper, we present DexEMG, a lightweight and cost-effective teleoperation system leveraging surface electromyography (sEMG) to bridge the gap between human intent and robotic execution. We first collect a synchronized dataset of sEMG signals and hand poses via a MoCap glove to train EMG2Pose, a neural network capable of continuously predicting hand kinematics directly from muscle activity. To ensure seamless control, we develop a robust hand retargeting algorithm that maps the predicted poses onto a multi-fingered dexterous hand in real-time. Experimental results demonstrate that DexEMG achieves high precision in diverse teleoperation tasks. Notably, our system exhibits strong generalization capabilities across novel objects and complex environments without the need for intensive individual-specific recalibration. This work offers a scalable and intuitive interface for both general-purpose robotic manipulation and assistive technologies.
title DexEMG: Towards Dexterous Teleoperation System via EMG2Pose Generalization
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.05861