ResearchResearch paperRobotics & Embodied AI1 source · Oct 12, 2026

Force-Modulated Dexterity: Unified Compliance for Contact-Rich Manipulation

We introduce Force-Modulated Dexterity (FOMO-Dex), a unified compliance formulation for contact-rich manipulation.

Key points

  • Teleoperation is widely used to collect high-quality demonstrations for robot learning.
  • Dexterous manipulation, however, requires coordinated control of motion and contact forces.
  • FOMO-Dex expresses nominal actions in coordinates defined by task geometry and contact structure.
  • Across card picking, paper cutting, screwdriving, and nut-and-bolt assembly, FOMO-Dex reduces excessive contact forces compared with stiff control.

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