Mobile Pedipulation for Object Sliding via Hierarchical Control on a Wheeled Bipedal Robot

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.19233v1
• Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:09:02 GMT
• Title: Mobile Pedipulation for Object Sliding via Hierarchical Control on a Wheeled Bipedal Robot
• Abstract summary: We present a hierarchical control framework that enables wheeled bipedal robots to perform object sliding tasks with their wheeled legs.<n>The proposed approach formulates a nonlinear model predictive controller (NMPC) based on a reduced-order three rigid bodies.<n>A trajectory-optimization-based robot-object motion planner is developed to generate reference motions that incorporate stick-slip transitions in ground-object contact.
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• Abstract: In this letter, we present a hierarchical control framework that enables wheeled bipedal robots to perform planar object sliding tasks with their wheeled legs. The proposed approach formulates a nonlinear model predictive controller (NMPC) based on a reduced-order three rigid bodies (TRB) dynamical model that explicitly accounts for the hip roll degree of freedom and multiple wheel-environment contact modes, which is essential for lateral stepping and pedipulation tasks. Within this framework, the NMPC simultaneously regulates robot locomotion and interaction forces, allowing the robot to stably execute both rolling and object manipulation behaviors. A trajectory-optimization-based robot-object motion planner is developed to generate reference motions that incorporate stick-slip transitions in ground-object contact. Two representative pedipulation motions, namely scooting and lateral sliding, are validated through real-world hardware experiments, in which the robot successfully retrieves a 1 kg object from under a desk and slides a 4 kg object over a distance of 0.228 m via scooting.

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