Tsinghua University
Public research university in Beijing, China.
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4 November 2026
A humanoid robot gets a fast touch reflex that softens unexpected impacts
China: researchers report a reflex layer on a Unitree G1 humanoid that reacts to harmful contact faster than its learned control policy.
arXiv
3 November 2026
A routing fix reduces task interference in one robot policy: 68.4% success in simulation, 43% on real two-armed tasks
The comparison is the authors' own; the paper is accepted for publication in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.
arXiv (preprint)