New robot tech lets machines peel, slice and handle odd-shaped objects easily
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Robots have long struggled to handle oddly shaped objects, but researchers from EPFL and the Idiap Research Institute have developed a system that maps objects as point clouds, letting robots peel, slice, and probe items like bananas and sweet potatoes — even with incomplete sensor data.
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