arXiv Robotics research summaries for February 17, 2024.

Today's Research Themes (AI-Generated):

• MOB-Net enhances humanoid robots' sensorless external torque estimation, improving force control and collision detection through learning model uncertainties.

• CARLA-Autoware-Bridge offers a unifying framework to facilitate autonomous driving research, enabling system-level testing with a seamless simulation-to-software connection.

• An approach using RGB-D sensing and Temporal Convolutional Networks successfully compensates for hysteresis in flexible continuum manipulators, improving surgical precision.

• Deep learning regression models predict maximum permitted process forces in object manipulation with precise tactile sensor data, without needing integrated sensors.

• Analysis of fatigue-induced compensatory movements in Bicep Curls provides insights for deploying wearable sensors in remote rehabilitation monitoring.