A Constraint-Aware Motion Planning Algorithm for Robotic Folding of Clothes

Folding Experiments


The videos below show example executions of fold sequences produced by our search algorithm on various types of clothing articles. All experiments were done on the Willow Garage PR2 platform.

T-shirt

Solution returned by search:

Video of execution:

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Resulting folded article, after flipping:

Jeans

Solution returned by search:

Video of execution:

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Resulting folded article:

Skirt

Solution returned by search:

Video of execution:

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Resulting folded article:

Large Towel

Solution returned by search:

Video of execution:

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Resulting folded article:


Another video showing a slightly larger towel that hangs off the table during execution:


Solutions found for various other articles

Full arm shirt:


Tie:


Scarf:


Vest: