Welcome to ManipulationNet

For more details about ManipulationNet, please visit manipulation-net.org. For any questions, please contact support@manipulation-net.org.

Overview

ManipulationNet delivers standardized task setups: Each task setup is defined by a physical object set and a task protocol that governs its use. ManipulationNet designs, fabricates, and distributes task setups to registered teams worldwide. Available tasks are listed here.

ManipulationNet evaluates authentic task performance: ManipulationNet decouples performance collection from result verification. Manipulation performance is collected decentrally via the mnet-client with time and location flexibility, while final verification occurs centrally by the organizing committee for comparable results.

This document introduces how to properly use the mnet-client to participate in each hosted benchmark task under ManipulationNet.

This document introduces the ROS 1 version of mnet-client; for the ROS 2 version, please refer to here.

Contents

• Installation
  • Prerequisites
  • Install via Source Code
  • Update your Client
• General
  • Get Registered
  • Team Unique Code
  • One-time Code
  • Demonstrations of the Objects (Optional)
  • Autonomy Level
  • What mnet-client provides?
  • How mnet-client works?
  • Services and Topics
• Local Test
  • Preparatory work
  • Client Usage
  • Tips
• Connection Test
• Submission
  • Preparatory work
  • Client Usage
  • Good Luck!