Integral AI participated in the 4th Workshop on Robotic Manipulation of Deformable Objects: Beyond Traditional Approaches (ROMADO) at IROS 2024, held on October 14, 2024, in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The team presented Simulator-Based Machine Learning for Picking Up and Manipulating Tangled Wires, showcasing a system that uses simulation-based machine learning and a dual-robot setup to handle complex wire manipulation tasks.

The system demonstrated high accuracy in simulations and real-world tests, successfully completing tasks like picking, routing, and plug insertion with an 80% success rate. (Update in December 2024: Since the event, further refinements have significantly improved the system’s performance, achieving close to 100% success rates in simpler test scenarios.)

The ROMADO Workshop provided an excellent platform to share this innovation and explore advancements in robotic manipulation of deformable objects.

For more details, visit the workshop’s website here and watch the presentation video below. You can also find our paper here.

About IROS 2024

IROS 2024, the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, is one of the largest and most important robotics research conferences in the world, attracting researchers, academics, and industry professionals from around the globe. Established in 1988, IROS provides a platform for the international robotics community to exchange knowledge and ideas about the latest advances in intelligent robots and smart machines. The theme for 2024, Robotics for Sustainable Development, focuses on highlighting the role of robotics in achieving sustainability goals. For more details, please visit the official website here.