SlipSense: Multimodal Sensing for Online Slip Detection in Legged Robots

arXiv:2606.24350v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Legged robots rely on accurate ground interaction awareness to traverse variable terrains, such as slippery surfaces. Existing slip detection methods often rely on kinematics and proprioception, which lack the sensitivity to detect early-stage slips that occur prior to catastrophic instability. Thus, this paper presents SlipSense, a novel framework for online force-based slip detection using a custom lightweight sensorized foot for quadrupeds to de...