Clearpath Robotics Research

Research

  • VASO paper evaluates formally verifiable physical-AI skills on Clearpath Jackal - 2026-06-03 - Research Publication - The VASO paper introduces a self-evolving robot-skill method that turns formal-verification counterexamples into updates for reusable skill contracts. The paper evaluates Clearpath Jackal and PX4 quadcopter tasks and… - source: arxiv.org
  • Safety-constrained RL paper validates reachability-checked navigation on Clearpath Jackal - 2026-05-13 - Research Publication - The paper combines CVaR-constrained reinforcement learning with post-training reachability verification for mobile-robot navigation. The authors validate sim-to-real transfer on a physical Clearpath Jackal robot after… - source: arxiv.org
  • GA3T dataset uses Clearpath Husky for air-ground traversability research - 2026-05-07 - Research Publication - The GA3T paper presents a real-world multi-robot perception dataset collected with a Clearpath Husky UGV and an Autel EVO II UAV. The dataset includes 3D LiDAR, stereo camera, IMU, GPS, RGB, thermal and GPS streams across… - source: arxiv.org
  • YOPO-Nav paper benchmarks visual navigation on Clearpath Jackal trajectories - 2025-12-10 - Research Publication - YOPO-Nav uses one-pass exploration videos and 3D Gaussian Splatting graphs for visual navigation without relying on a metric map. The paper benchmarks methods on YOPO-Campus trajectories collected with a Clearpath Jackal… - source: arxiv.org
  • Heterogeneous robot-collaboration paper runs real-world missions with Clearpath Jackal - 2025-10-30 - Research Publication - The paper proposes a grounded generative-intelligence framework for heterogeneous robot teams operating in unstructured environments. Real-world experiments use a Clearpath Jackal, Clearpath Husky, Boston Dynamics Spot… - source: arxiv.org
  • Kinodynamic-planning paper reports off-road field experiments with Clearpath Warthog UGV - 2025-09-30 - Research Publication - The paper studies kinodynamic motion planning across inconsistent world models for mobile robot navigation. The field experiment uses a Clearpath Robotics Warthog unmanned ground vehicle in an unstructured off-road… - source: arxiv.org
  • Zero-to-autonomy paper tests online dynamics adaptation on Clearpath Jackal - 2025-09-15 - Research Publication - The paper presents an online dynamics-adaptation method that updates function-encoder coefficients from streaming odometry for real-time model adaptation. The authors evaluate the method in simulation and on a Clearpath… - source: arxiv.org
  • HALO paper deploys human-preference reward learning on Clearpath Husky - 2025-08-03 - Research Publication - The HALO paper introduces an offline reward-learning method that turns human navigation preferences into a vision-based reward model. The authors deploy the reward model on a Clearpath Husky across diverse real-world… - source: arxiv.org
  • Researchers publish jailbreaking study for LLM-controlled robots - 2024-10-17 - Research Publication - The arXiv paper evaluates jailbreaking risks for LLM-controlled robots using a Jackal UGV platform. The study’s named evaluation platform is Jackal UGV from Clearpath Robotics. - source: arxiv.org
  • VLM-GroNav evaluates physically grounded outdoor navigation on Clearpath Husky - 2024-09-30 - Research Publication - The VLM-GroNav paper combines vision-language models with physically grounded proprioceptive signals for outdoor terrain navigation. The authors validate the method on a Clearpath Husky and a Ghost Vision 60 across… - source: arxiv.org
  • ROS 2 Nav2 agricultural-navigation paper validates real-time costmap updates on Husky - 2024-07-26 - Research Publication - The paper extends the ROS 2 Navigation Stack with depth-camera classification and real-time local costmap corrections for outdoor agriculture settings. The system is implemented and validated on a Clearpath Husky to… - source: arxiv.org
  • Speech-Guided Sequential Planning for Autonomous Navigation using Large Language Model Meta AI 3 (Llama3) - 2024-07-13 - Research Publication - The arXiv paper studies speech-guided sequential planning for autonomous navigation using a Jackal UGV. The study’s named evaluation platform is Jackal UGV from Clearpath Robotics. - source: arxiv.org
  • Sensor-Based Distributionally Robust Control for Safe Robot Navigation in Dynamic Environments - 2024-05-28 - Research Publication - We introduce a novel method for mobile robot navigation in dynamic, unknown environments, leveraging onboard sensing and distributionally robust optimization to impose probabilistic safety constraints. Jackal UGV is the… - source: arxiv.org
  • ROS2swarm - A ROS 2 Package for Swarm Robot Behaviors - 2024-05-03 - Research Publication - The arXiv paper presents ROS2swarm and includes Jackal UGV experiments for swarm robot behaviors. The study’s named evaluation platform is Jackal UGV from Clearpath Robotics. - source: arxiv.org
  • Behavioral-entropy exploration paper evaluates Clearpath Warthog UGV in ROS-Unity simulation - 2024-02-15 - Research Publication - The paper introduces generalized behavioral entropy as an exploration objective for autonomous robots. The proof-of-concept evaluates exploration behavior with a Clearpath Warthog robot in a ROS-Unity simulation environment. - source: arxiv.org
  • One-4-All: Neural Potential Fields for Embodied Navigation - 2023-03-07 - Research Publication - The arXiv paper evaluates neural potential fields for embodied navigation with a Jackal UGV. The study’s named evaluation platform is Jackal UGV from Clearpath Robotics. - source: arxiv.org
  • Loc-NeRF: Monte Carlo Localization using Neural Radiance Fields - 2022-09-19 - Research Publication - The arXiv paper localizes a Jackal UGV using Monte Carlo localization with neural radiance fields. The study’s named evaluation platform is Jackal UGV from Clearpath Robotics. - source: arxiv.org

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