Hi Everyone,
we are pleased to
announce a new package for grasp calculation on unknown and known
objects.
This package receives a point cloud representing objects and identifies where to best place the gripper. The algorithm does not require segmentation or a-priori knowledge about the objects. It has already been employed on various platforms, including a PR2 [4], a Kuka LWR [5], a Schunk arm [6] and the service robot Hobbit [7].
More details, a scientific foundation and evaluation results can be found in an IJRR journal publication from August 2015 [1], a more technical description and a simple getting started guide can be found at [2]. Code is available on GitHub [3].
Links:
1) http://ijr.sagepub.com/content/34/9/1167.full.pdf+html → IJRR publication 2015 or
http://users.acin.tuwien.ac.at/dfischinger/files/IJRR_FinalRevision.pdf (final revision)
Videos:
Best regards,
David Fischinger