arXivYutian Zhang, Siyuan Ma, Liwen Yang, Yang Li, Ce Hao, Haozhen Chi, Dong We, Qiaojun Yu, Dibo HouThu, Sep 3, 2026, 7:10 AM PDT

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AI helps wheeled robots feel and control physical contact with objects

Original: FWBC-VLA: Force-Aware Whole-Body Compensation for Contact-Rich Loco-Manipulation

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