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100 relevanceHybrid Contact Dynamics and Residual-RL Framework for Multi-Point Object PushingThe paper directly addresses reinforcement learning applied to contact-rich manipulation through a residual-RL framework for multi-point object pushing.
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100 relevanceContact-Safe Reinforcement Learning with ProMP Reparameterization and Energy AwarenessThe paper explicitly focuses on reinforcement learning for contact-rich manipulation tasks, proposing a framework to ensure safety and robustness during physical interactions.
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100 relevanceEmbracing Bulky Objects with Humanoid Robots: Whole-Body Manipulation with Reinforcement LearningThe paper directly addresses reinforcement learning for whole-body manipulation involving multi-contact interactions with bulky objects, which is a core example of contact-rich manipulation.
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100 relevanceDexCtrl: Sim-To-Real Dexterity with Adaptive Controller LearningThe paper directly addresses reinforcement learning for contact-rich dexterous manipulation by proposing an adaptive controller learning framework to bridge the sim-to-real gap.
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100 relevanceDeformable Cluster Manipulation Via Whole-Arm Policy LearningThe paper explicitly focuses on using reinforcement learning for contact-rich, whole-arm manipulation of deformable object clusters.
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100 relevanceViTacGen: Robotic Pushing with Vision-To-Touch GenerationThe paper explicitly focuses on reinforcement learning for robotic pushing, which is a quintessential contact-rich manipulation task, and proposes a method to integrate generated tactile feedback into the RL policy.
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100 relevanceLearning Dexterous Manipulation Skills from Imperfect SimulationsThe paper directly addresses reinforcement learning for dexterous manipulation in highly contact-rich tasks like screwdriving and nut-bolt fastening.
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100 relevanceMulti-Quadruped Cooperative Object Transport: Learning Decentralized Pinch-Lift-MoveThe paper directly addresses reinforcement learning for a complex contact-rich manipulation task involving cooperative transport via physical contact forces.
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95 relevanceThe Developments and Challenges towards Dexterous and Embodied Robotic Manipulation: A SurveyThe paper is a survey on dexterous robotic manipulation that explicitly identifies reinforcement learning as a key skill-learning framework for these inherently contact-rich tasks.
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95 relevanceRAMBO: RL-Augmented Model-Based Whole-Body Control for Loco-ManipulationThe paper directly addresses RL for loco-manipulation tasks involving complex physical interactions like pushing and balancing, which are inherently contact-rich.
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95 relevanceOpt2Skill: Imitating Dynamically-Feasible Whole-Body Trajectories for Versatile Humanoid Loco-ManipulationThe paper explicitly focuses on using reinforcement learning for contact-rich loco-manipulation tasks, such as wiping a table, by combining it with trajectory optimization.
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90 relevanceFlow with the Force Field: Learning 3D Compliant Flow Matching Policies from Force and Demonstration-Guided Simulation DataThe paper directly addresses contact-rich manipulation and compliance using modern policy learning techniques, though it focuses more on imitation learning and flow matching than traditional reinforcement learning.
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90 relevanceCRAFT: Adapting VLA Models to Contact-Rich Manipulation Via Force-Aware Curriculum Fine-TuningThe paper directly addresses contact-rich manipulation by integrating force signals into VLA models, although it focuses on fine-tuning/imitation learning rather than explicit reinforcement learning.
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85 relevancePlanning-Guided Diffusion Policy Learning for Contact-Rich Bimanual Object ReorientationThe paper directly addresses contact-rich manipulation and uses learning-based policies (Diffusion Policy/Behavior Cloning), which is closely related to reinforcement learning in the context of robotic control.
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85 relevancePoCoDP3: Pose- and Contact-Aware Visual-Tactile Policy for Contact-Rich 3D ManipulationThe paper directly addresses contact-rich manipulation using a visual-tactile policy, though it utilizes imitation learning rather than reinforcement learning.
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85 relevanceTactile-Conditioned Diffusion Policy for Force-Aware Robotic ManipulationThe paper directly addresses contact-rich manipulation and force control using modern policy learning (Diffusion), although it employs imitation learning rather than reinforcement learning.
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75 relevanceDiffusing Trajectory Optimization Problems for Recovery During Multi-Finger ManipulationThe paper addresses contact-rich multi-finger manipulation and evaluates its method against a reinforcement learning baseline, although the primary proposed approach uses diffusion models and trajectory optimization.
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70 relevanceShapeForce: Low-Cost Soft Robotic Wrist for Contact-Rich ManipulationWhile the paper focuses on hardware and sensing rather than RL algorithms, it provides a low-cost method for obtaining the contact feedback essential for training and deploying RL policies in contact-rich manipulation.
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65 relevanceTactile Memory for Continuous Policy Blending in Unified Force-Impedance ControlThe paper focuses heavily on contact-rich manipulation and uses learning (BiLSTM), but it employs a control-theoretic approach with policy blending rather than reinforcement learning.
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50 relevanceEstimating Deformable-Rigid Contact Interactions for a Deformable Tool Via Learning and Model-Based OptimizationWhile the paper focuses heavily on contact-rich manipulation and uses learning for estimation, it employs model-based optimization (CQP) rather than reinforcement learning.
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50 relevanceCoorGrasp: Coordinated Contact Control for Adaptive Dexterous Grasping under UncertaintyThe paper focuses on contact-rich manipulation (dexterous grasping), but it employs Model Predictive Control and analytical modeling rather than reinforcement learning.
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40 relevanceSpectral Decomposition of Inverse Dynamics for Fast Exploration in Model-Based ManipulationWhile the paper focuses on contact-rich manipulation, it proposes a model-based planning and search tree approach rather than reinforcement learning.
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40 relevanceIMPACT: Intelligent Motion Planning with Acceptable Contact Trajectories Via Vision-Language ModelsWhile the paper focuses on contact-rich manipulation, it utilizes Vision-Language Models and A* planning rather than reinforcement learning.
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30 relevanceApproximating Global Contact-Implicit MPC Via Sampling and Local ComplementarityWhile the paper focuses on contact-rich manipulation, it proposes a Model Predictive Control (MPC) and sampling approach rather than Reinforcement Learning.
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30 relevanceGrasp, Slide, Roll: Comparative Analysis of Contact Modes for Tactile-Based Shape ReconstructionWhile the paper focuses on contact-rich manipulation through tactile sensing, it employs an information-theoretic exploration framework rather than reinforcement learning.