SimToolReal: An Object-Centric Policy for Zero-Shot Dexterous Tool Manipulation

Feb 18, 2026 · Research Publication · Stanford University · Development Platform

Introduces an object-centric policy for zero-shot dexterous manipulation of unseen tools and tasks.

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Evidence notes

  • Trains over procedurally generated tool-like primitives in simulation, then evaluates on real tools across multiple categories and task trajectories.
  • Releases a project page with paper, code, interactive simulation demo, and DexToolBench assets for dexterous tool-use evaluation.

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