- Vats, S., Harithas, S., Akbulut, M., Raghunathan, A., Konidaris, G., "Deliberate Practice: Learning Robot Skills under a Budget", IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) Workshop, October 2026.
BibTeX TR2026-147 PDF- @inproceedings{Vats2026oct,
- author = {Vats, Shivam and Harithas, Sudarshan and Akbulut, Mete and Raghunathan, Arvind and Konidaris, George},
- title = {{Deliberate Practice: Learning Robot Skills under a Budget}},
- booktitle = {IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) Workshop},
- year = 2026,
- month = oct,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-147}
- }
- Buyukkocak, A., Di Cairano, S., Vinod, A.P., "Spatio-temporal monitoring using energy-constrained, sensing robots", IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, September 2026.
BibTeX TR2026-144 PDF Video- @article{Buyukkocak2026sep,
- author = {Buyukkocak, Ali and {Di Cairano}, Stefano and Vinod, Abraham P.},
- title = {{Spatio-temporal monitoring using energy-constrained, sensing robots}},
- journal = {IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering},
- year = 2026,
- month = sep,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-144}
- }
- Deng, Y., Nikovski, D.N., "ORIGAMI: Object Representation Inferred Geometrically for Articulated ManIpulation", IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), September 2026.
BibTeX TR2026-141 PDF- @inproceedings{Deng2026sep,
- author = {Deng, Yunfu and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
- title = {{ORIGAMI: Object Representation Inferred Geometrically for Articulated ManIpulation}},
- booktitle = {IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)},
- year = 2026,
- month = sep,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-141}
- }
- Hori, C., Korekata, R., Kambara, M., Masuyama, Y., Jain, S., Corcodel, R., Romeres, D., Le Roux, J., "Plan and Double-Check: Streaming Multimodal Q-Former for Online Robot Action Generation", Interspeech, September 2026.
BibTeX TR2026-136 PDF- @inproceedings{Hori2026sep,
- author = {{Hori, Chiori and Korekata, Ryosuke and Kambara, Motonari and Masuyama, Yoshiki and Jain, Siddarth and Corcodel, Radu and Romeres, Diego and Le Roux, Jonathan}},
- title = {{Plan and Double-Check: Streaming Multimodal Q-Former for Online Robot Action Generation}},
- booktitle = {Interspeech},
- year = 2026,
- month = sep,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-136}
- }
- Pandharipande, A., Wang, P., Hakobyan, G., "Radar Sensing in Industrial and Mobile Robotics: A Review", IEEE Sensors Journal, September 2026.
BibTeX TR2026-145 PDF- @inproceedings{Pandharipande2026sep,
- author = {Pandharipande, Ashish and Wang, Pu and Hakobyan, Gor},
- title = {{Radar Sensing in Industrial and Mobile Robotics: A Review}},
- booktitle = {IEEE Sensors Journal},
- year = 2026,
- month = sep,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-145}
- }
- Wang, C., Romeres, D., Schperberg, A., Li, N., Wang, Y., "Constrained Sampling MPC for Safe Contact-Rich Control: From Exploration to Precision via Hybrid Refinement⋆", IFAC World Congress, September 2026.
BibTeX TR2026-119 PDF- @inproceedings{Wang2026sep,
- author = {Wang, Chenghao and Romeres, Diego and Schperberg, Alexander and Li, Na and Wang, Yebin},
- title = {{Constrained Sampling MPC for Safe Contact-Rich Control: From Exploration to Precision via Hybrid Refinement⋆}},
- booktitle = {IFAC World Congress},
- year = 2026,
- month = sep,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-119}
- }
- Zhou, T., Wang, Y., Umat, A., Tiwari, A., Di Cairano, S., "Fast Adaptive Planning for Autonomous Tractor-Trailer Systems via Iterative LQR Steering", IEEE Conference on Automation and Science Engineering, August 2026.
BibTeX TR2026-118 PDF- @inproceedings{Zhou2026aug,
- author = {Zhou, Tianyu and Wang, Yebin and Umat, Akhil and Tiwari, Astha and {Di Cairano}, Stefano},
- title = {{Fast Adaptive Planning for Autonomous Tractor-Trailer Systems via Iterative LQR Steering}},
- booktitle = {IEEE Conference on Automation and Science Engineering},
- year = 2026,
- month = aug,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-118}
- }
- Deng, Y., Nikovski, D.N., "Learning State Representations of Articulated Robot Arms from Visual Observations", International Conference on Control, Decision, and Information Technologies (CoDIT), July 2026.
BibTeX TR2026-107 PDF- @inproceedings{Deng2026jul,
- author = {{Deng, Yunfu and Nikovski, Daniel N.}},
- title = {{Learning State Representations of Articulated Robot Arms from Visual Observations}},
- booktitle = {International Conference on Control, Decision, and Information Technologies (CoDIT)},
- year = 2026,
- month = jul,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-107}
- }
- Schperberg, A., Tanaka, Y., Di Cairano, S., Hong, D., "MOBIUS: A Multi-Modal Bipedal Robot that can Walk, Crawl, Climb, and Roll", Robotics Science and Systems, July 2026.
BibTeX TR2026-110 PDF Video- @inproceedings{Schperberg2026jul,
- author = {Schperberg, Alexander and Tanaka, Yusuke and {Di Cairano}, Stefano and Hong, Dennis},
- title = {{MOBIUS: A Multi-Modal Bipedal Robot that can Walk, Crawl, Climb, and Roll}},
- booktitle = {Robotics Science and Systems},
- year = 2026,
- month = jul,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-110}
- }
- Bhaskar, A., Tokekar, P., Di Cairano, S., Schperberg, A., "MIRROR: Multisensory Implicit Rejection-sampled RObotic policy", ICML 2026 Workshop on Structured Probabilistic Inference & Generative Modeling, July 2026.
BibTeX TR2026-096 PDF- @inproceedings{Bhaskar2026jul,
- author = {Bhaskar, Amisha and Tokekar, Pratap and {Di Cairano}, Stefano and Schperberg, Alexander},
- title = {{MIRROR: Multisensory Implicit Rejection-sampled RObotic policy}},
- booktitle = {ICML 2026 Workshop on Structured Probabilistic Inference \& Generative Modeling},
- year = 2026,
- month = jul,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-096}
- }
- Folorunsho, S., Hayner, C., Di Cairano, S., Vinod, A.P., "Coordinated aerial inspection of infrastructure with heterogeneous drones", World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), July 2026.
BibTeX TR2026-101 PDF Software- @inproceedings{Folorunsho2026jul,
- author = {Folorunsho, Samuel and Hayner, Christopher and {Di Cairano}, Stefano and Vinod, Abraham P.},
- title = {{Coordinated aerial inspection of infrastructure with heterogeneous drones}},
- booktitle = {World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC)},
- year = 2026,
- month = jul,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-101}
- }
- Lin, J.-T., Lu, Z., Wang, Y., "Closed-Loop Co-Design of Motors, Motions, and Feedback Control for Robotic Manipulators", Journal of Artificial Intelligence for Automation, DOI: 10.53941/jaia.2026.100008, Vol. 1, No. 2, June 2026.
BibTeX TR2026-088 PDF- @article{Lin2026jun2,
- author = {Lin, Jue-Te and Lu, Zehui and Wang, Yebin},
- title = {{Closed-Loop Co-Design of Motors, Motions, and Feedback Control for Robotic Manipulators}},
- journal = {Journal of Artificial Intelligence for Automation},
- year = 2026,
- volume = 1,
- number = 2,
- month = jun,
- doi = {10.53941/jaia.2026.100008},
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-088}
- }
- Deng, Y., Chatterjee, S., Taylor, N., Nikovski, D.N., "Pose-Based Visual Servocontrol with Keypoint Tracking", Asian Control Conference (ASCC), June 2026.
BibTeX TR2026-082 PDF- @inproceedings{Deng2026jun,
- author = {{Deng, Yunfu and Chatterjee, Sreejani and Taylor, Nichols and Nikovski, Daniel N.}},
- title = {{Pose-Based Visual Servocontrol with Keypoint Tracking}},
- booktitle = {Asian Control Conference (ASCC)},
- year = 2026,
- month = jun,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-082}
- }
- Zhou, Q., Gan, C., Cherian, A., "LLawCo: Learning Laws of Cooperation for Modeling Embodied Multi-Agent Behavior", International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), June 2026.
BibTeX TR2026-081 PDF Video Software- @inproceedings{Zhou2026jun,
- author = {Zhou, Qinhong and Gan, Chuang and Cherian, Anoop},
- title = {{LLawCo: Learning Laws of Cooperation for Modeling Embodied Multi-Agent Behavior}},
- booktitle = {International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)},
- year = 2026,
- month = jun,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-081}
- }
- Lin, X., Nayak, S., Di Cairano, S., Vinod, A.P., "Data-driven Spatial Classification using Multi-Arm Bandits for Monitoring with Energy-Constrained Mobile Robots", IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, DOI: 10.1109/TCST.2026.3697045, Vol. 34, No. 5, pp. 2821-2829, June 2026.
BibTeX TR2026-078 PDF Video- @article{Lin2026jun,
- author = {Lin, Xiaoshan and Nayak, Siddharth and {Di Cairano}, Stefano and Vinod, Abraham P.},
- title = {{Data-driven Spatial Classification using Multi-Arm Bandits for Monitoring with Energy-Constrained Mobile Robots}},
- journal = {IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology},
- year = 2026,
- volume = 34,
- number = 5,
- pages = {2821--2829},
- month = jun,
- doi = {10.1109/TCST.2026.3697045},
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-078}
- }
- Jain, S., Choi, H.J., "SplatCtrl: Perception–Action Coupling via Gaussian Scene Representations and Reactive Robot Control", 2026 IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation (ICRA), June 2026.
BibTeX TR2026-069 PDF- @inproceedings{Jain2026jun,
- author = {{Jain, Siddarth and Choi, Ho Jin}},
- title = {{SplatCtrl: Perception–Action Coupling via Gaussian Scene Representations and Reactive Robot Control}},
- booktitle = {2026 IEEE International Conference on Robotics \& Automation (ICRA)},
- year = 2026,
- month = jun,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-069}
- }
- Oller, M., Qian, Q., Corcodel, R., Jain, S., "M-VTOP: Modular Visuo-Tactile Object Pose Estimation for High-Precision Robotic Manipulation", 2026 IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation (ICRA), June 2026.
BibTeX TR2026-070 PDF- @inproceedings{Oller2026jun,
- author = {Oller, Miquel and Qian, Qiyang and Corcodel, Radu and Jain, Siddarth},
- title = {{M-VTOP: Modular Visuo-Tactile Object Pose Estimation for High-Precision Robotic Manipulation}},
- booktitle = {2026 IEEE International Conference on Robotics \& Automation (ICRA)},
- year = 2026,
- month = jun,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-070}
- }
- Yao, S., Xing, C., Jha, D.K., Romeres, D., "Dexterous Non-prehensile Manipulation using Environment Guided Diffusion Models", ICRA Workshop on Dexterity with Multifingered Hands: Hardware, Sensing, and Skills, June 2026.
BibTeX TR2026-073 PDF- @inproceedings{Yao2026jun,
- author = {{Yao, Shaoxiong and Xing, Chengy and Jha, Devesh K. and Romeres, Diego}},
- title = {{Dexterous Non-prehensile Manipulation using Environment Guided Diffusion Models}},
- booktitle = {ICRA Workshop on Dexterity with Multifingered Hands: Hardware, Sensing, and Skills},
- year = 2026,
- month = jun,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-073}
- }
- Buckner, S., Elango, P., "GPU-Accelerated Continuous-Time Successive Convexification for Contact-Implicit Legged Locomotion", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), June 2026.
BibTeX TR2026-068 PDF- @inproceedings{Buckner2026jun,
- author = {Buckner, Samuel and Elango, Purnanand},
- title = {{GPU-Accelerated Continuous-Time Successive Convexification for Contact-Implicit Legged Locomotion}},
- booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)},
- year = 2026,
- month = jun,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-068}
- }
- Schperberg, A., Wang, Y., Di Cairano, S., "Safe Whole-Body Loco-Manipulation via Combined Model and Learning-based Control", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), June 2026.
BibTeX TR2026-072 PDF Video- @inproceedings{Schperberg2026jun,
- author = {Schperberg, Alexander and Wang, Yeping and {Di Cairano}, Stefano},
- title = {{Safe Whole-Body Loco-Manipulation via Combined Model and Learning-based Control}},
- booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)},
- year = 2026,
- month = jun,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-072}
- }
- Velentzas, I.G., Tomita, K., "LIDIA: Localizing In the Dark with Illumination-Awareness toward Perception-Aware Planning", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), June 2026.
BibTeX TR2026-071 PDF- @inproceedings{Velentzas2026jun,
- author = {{Velentzas, I.G. and Tomita, K.}},
- title = {{LIDIA: Localizing In the Dark with Illumination-Awareness toward Perception-Aware Planning}},
- booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)},
- year = 2026,
- month = jun,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-071}
- }
- Wang, Z., Jha, D.K., Qureshi, A.H., Romeres, D., "PPGuide: Steering Diffusion Policies with Performance Predictive Guidance", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2026.
BibTeX TR2026-066 PDF- @inproceedings{Wang2026may2,
- author = {{Wang, Zixing and Jha, Devesh K. and Qureshi , Ahmed H. and Romeres, Diego}},
- title = {{PPGuide: Steering Diffusion Policies with Performance Predictive Guidance}},
- booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)},
- year = 2026,
- month = may,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-066}
- }
- Xu, Z., Shirai, Y., "UNIC: Learning Unified Multimodal Extrinsic Contact Estimation", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2026.
BibTeX TR2026-065 PDF Video Data Software- @inproceedings{Xu2026may,
- author = {{Xu, Zhengtong and Shirai, Yuki}},
- title = {{UNIC: Learning Unified Multimodal Extrinsic Contact Estimation}},
- booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)},
- year = 2026,
- month = may,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-065}
- }
- Leung, J., Di Cairano, S., "Invariant-set motion-planner for unicycle dynamics under closed-loop feedback linearization", American Control Conference (ACC), May 2026, pp. 1103-1109.
BibTeX TR2026-064 PDF- @inproceedings{Leung2026may2,
- author = {Leung, Jordan and {Di Cairano}, Stefano},
- title = {{Invariant-set motion-planner for unicycle dynamics under closed-loop feedback linearization}},
- booktitle = {American Control Conference (ACC)},
- year = 2026,
- pages = {1103--1109},
- month = may,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-064}
- }
- Queeney, J., Cai, X., Schperberg, A., Corcodel, R., Benosman, M., How, J., "GRAM: Generalization in Deep RL with a Robust Adaptation Module", IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2025.3641155, May 2026.
BibTeX TR2026-057 PDF- @article{Queeney2026may,
- author = {Queeney, James and Cai, Xiaoyi and Schperberg, Alexander and Corcodel, Radu and Benosman, Mouhacine and How, Jonathan},
- title = {{GRAM: Generalization in Deep RL with a Robust Adaptation Module}},
- journal = {IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L)},
- year = 2026,
- month = may,
- doi = {10.1109/LRA.2025.3641155},
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-057}
- }