ManiSoft: Towards Vision-Language Manipulation for Soft Continuum Robotics

arXiv:2605.18617v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Most existing vision-language manipulation research targets rigid robotic arms, whose fixed morphology limits adaptability in cluttered or confined spaces. Soft robotic arms offer an appealing alternative due to their deformability, but confront challenges such as unreliable proprioception and distributed low-level actuation. To investigate these challenges, we introduce \ManiSoft, a benchmark for vision-language manipulation with soft arms. Mani