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GelSLAM: A Real-time, High-Fidelity, and Robust 3D Tactile SLAM System
Hung-Jui Huang, Mohammad Amin Mirzaee, Michael Kaess, Wenzhen Yuan
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.15990 https:…

GelSLAM: A Real-time, High-Fidelity, and Robust 3D Tactile SLAM System
Accurately perceiving an object's pose and shape is essential for precise grasping and manipulation. Compared to common vision-based methods, tactile sensing offers advantages in precision and immunity to occlusion when tracking and reconstructing objects in contact. This makes it particularly valuable for in-hand and other high-precision manipulation tasks. In this work, we present GelSLAM, a real-time 3D SLAM system that relies solely on tactile sensing to estimate object pose over long perio…

Some images from earlier this year, edited with #ThingUmbrella tools)...

Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing risk as mountain glaciers melt around the world https://phys.org/news/2025-08-glacial-lake-juneau-alaska-mountain.html
Glacial flooding measured in real time at Juneau, Alaska

Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing risk as mountain glaciers melt around the world
Each summer in the mountains above Juneau, Alaska, meltwater from the massive Mendenhall Glacier flows into mountain lakes and into the Mendenhall River, which runs through town.

2nd day of the #NCKF25 symposium and the plenary is all about the #SeaLevelRise.
This is the downstream part of our job as glaciologists and it's important to understand how the projections will, can and should be used...

Well, that sucks.
Oh well, he still has to face a leadership convention. His chances are better having won the by-election, but there's still a chance he loses.
https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/@glcalgary_mirror/115064682942073821

Global News Calgary (@glcalgary_mirror@mastodon.hongkongers.net)
Attached: 1 image Poilievre wins Alberta byelection, securing return to House of Commons Battle River—Crowfoot was left vacant when Conservative Damien Kurek stepped down to make way for his party's leader, Pierre Poilievre, to run for a seat. #politics #election #Alberta #BattleRiverCrowfoot #Canada #canadaelection https://globalnews.ca/news/11339007/battle-river-crowfood-byelection-voting-day-pierre-poilievre/

Glassholes 2.0
https://infosec.exchange/@josephcox/115423606706984519

Beautiful colors a week ago, yesterday everything was already white up there... 😍
#FootpathFriday #LandscapePhotography #Alps

2nd day of the #NCKF25 symposium and the plenary is all about the #SeaLevelRise.
This is the downstream part of our job as glaciologists and it's important to understand how the projections will, can and should be used...

This was a really cool session, started with palaeoproxies, ice sheet dynamics, detoured into extreme value statistics and isostatic rebound and ended with concrete and steel and community engagement.
Just like every grant ever says it will..
#NCKF25
#NCKF25 symposium and the plenary is all about the #SeaLevelRise.
This is the downstream part of our job as glaciologists and it's important to understand how the projections will, can and should be used...