Abstract: Nonprehensile manipulation involves moving objects without physical grasping using methods such as rolling, sliding, pushing, and throwing. In the context of rolling manipulation, a novel nonconventional type manipulator, ...

Abstract: In this paper, nonprehensile throwing, catching, and balancing of a disk-shaped object by a two-link planar manipulator mounted with a disk-shaped end effector are presented. Given a goal position, which is out of the ...