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Mimic Grasping: A Modular and Flexible Programming‐by‐Demonstration Robotic Grasping Solution

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT The Industry 5.0 concept guides the industry to the premise of sustainability, resilience and human‐centric solutions. The last related pillar tries to create solutions to empower the people in production line processes since solutions should be designed to be easy to use and easy to learn without discarding the working people. In this regard, it's natural that robots become closer to humans in industrial applications where it is possible to absorb human‐machine qualities. Robotic grasping has widespread application with a wide range of applicability. However, engineers and shop‐floor operators spend time finding a fast response solution when the production demand changes. Aiming to create a tool to help this procedure in a human‐centred fashion, the current paper proposes a programming‐by‐demonstration solution that is easy to use, reuse, adapt, and increment with its modular design.

Source: Journal of Field Robotics

DOI: 10.1002/rob.70188

Authors: João P. C. de Souza, Luís F. Rocha, A. Paulo Moreira, José Boaventura‐Cunha

Institutions: University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Universidade do Porto, INESC TEC

Language: English

Topic: Robot Manipulation and Learning

Subfield: Control and Systems Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,590

Funder: European Commission