ROBOTIS Research

Research

  • ROBOTIS releases OpenMANIPULATOR ROS 2 packages for physical AI development - 2026-04-29 - Research Publication - ROBOTIS maintains official ROS 2 packages for OpenMANIPULATOR, including bringup, descriptions, MoveIt configuration, teleoperation, GUI, and controller tooling. The repository explicitly points developers to physical AI… - source: github.com
  • Explainable Neural Inverse Kinematics for Obstacle-Aware Robotic Manipulation: A Comparative Analysis of IKNet Variants - 2025-12-29 - Research Publication - The study applies explainable neural inverse kinematics to obstacle-aware manipulation on the ROBOTIS OpenManipulator-X. The workflow combines Shapley-value attribution with physics-based obstacle-avoidance evaluation. The… - source: arxiv.org
  • ROBOTIS maintains TurtleBot3 open-source ROS platform packages - 2025-12-15 - Research Publication - ROBOTIS maintains TurtleBot3 as an Apache-licensed ROS platform repository with packages for bringup, Cartographer, Navigation2, simulation description, teleoperation, and examples. The repository links related open-source… - source: github.com
  • OpenManipulator-X reinforcement-learning paper combines FTSM control with DDPG - 2025-01-01 - Research Publication - The paper applies reinforcement learning to improve control of the OpenMANIPULATOR-X robot. The method combines fixed-time sliding-mode control with a DDPG agent to reduce position error and chattering. - source: doi.org
  • DeepMind releases OP3 soccer data and notebooks for agile bipedal RL results - 2024-04-10 - Research Publication - The Zenodo/OpenAIRE data release provides Python notebooks, raw data, and reproduction materials for the DeepMind OP3 soccer reinforcement-learning paper. The release is licensed under Apache 2.0 for software and CC-BY 4.0… - source: explore.openaire.eu
  • Flywheel-inverted pendulum paper uses DYNAMIXEL XL430-W250 motors - 2023-10-25 - Research Publication - The paper presents an optimized design and control method for a flywheel inverted pendulum with two motors. The hardware uses two DYNAMIXEL XL430-W250 motors, a model in the DYNAMIXEL X-Series actuator family. - source: arxiv.org
  • OP3 paper demonstrates global-position tracking for multi-domain bipedal walking - 2023-04-27 - Research Publication - The paper introduces a stabilizing global-position tracking controller for hybrid multi-domain bipedal walking. Simulations on ROBOTIS OP3 cover multi-domain walking with different actuation regimes, walking speeds, and… - source: arxiv.org
  • DeepMind trains agile soccer skills on ROBOTIS OP3 with deep reinforcement learning - 2023-04-26 - Research Publication - The DeepMind paper trains a 20-actuator miniature humanoid robot to play one-versus-one soccer using deep reinforcement learning and self-play. The learned policy transfers zero-shot from simulation to real robots and… - source: arxiv.org
  • OP3 paper studies sim-to-real compliant bipedal locomotion - 2022-04-08 - Research Publication - The paper studies sim-to-real transfer of compliant bipedal locomotion on the ROBOTIS OP3 humanoid. The authors model gear-drive behavior and use failed hardware attempts for system identification, then transfer the policy… - source: arxiv.org
  • OpenManipulator-X dynamics-control paper compares PD gravity compensation strategies - 2022-03-02 - Research Publication - The paper investigates dynamic control of the 4-DOF OpenMANIPULATOR-X robot arm. The control study compares PD control with gravity compensation and phase-trajectory-length tuning for oscillation damping. - source: doi.org
  • Digit paper learns robust bipedal walking with reinforcement learning - 2021-03-29 - Research Publication - The paper presents robust feedback motion policy design for Agility Robotics Digit using reinforcement learning. The controller transfers from simulation to physical Digit hardware and realizes sustained walking under… - source: arxiv.org
  • ROBOTIS publishes OP3 open-source ROS packages for humanoid research - 2018-03-26 - Research Publication - ROBOTIS maintains the official Apache-licensed ROS package repository for ROBOTIS OP3, including walking, balance, localization, kinematics, manager, and demo modules. The repository links the official e-Manual and ROS… - source: github.com

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