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DEAL-Grasp: Decoupled Alignment Representation for Geometry-Aware Dexterous Grasp Generation

arXiv cs.GR details DEAL-Grasp, a dexterous grasp generator that separates rigid alignment from finger articulation. The method uses alignment-space generation …

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Efficient Geometry Representation Strategies for the Shape Optimization of Profile Extrusion Dies

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