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Concepts & terms

Issue glossary

The key ideas in this issue, explained briefly.

WorldBridge
A model linking predicted video with robot actions.
RoboTwin 2.0
A simulated manipulation benchmark for comparing methods.
action representation
The format used to express robot commands and coordinates.
point cloud
A collection of three-dimensional points representing surfaces.
Contact Imitation Interface
A skill-transfer method based on fingertip contact geometry.
contact trajectory
A sequence of positions of the touching region.
TRACE
A risk filter for person-following robot movements.
risk estimation
Computing a risk score from features of the situation.
Hourglass
A shared navigation architecture with robot-specific dynamics.
world model
A predictor of how the observed scene changes after an action.
RJ45 connector
A network connector used in the five-fingered hand insertion experiments.