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Yatu Zhang

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XDen-1K: A Density Field Dataset of Real-World Objects

A deep understanding of the physical world is essential for robotic manipulation and physically realistic simulation. While current methods, including VLM-based and other learning-based approaches, have shown promise in physical property inference, their evaluation is often hindered by the lack of physically grounded reference data. To address this gap, we introduce XDen-1K, the first large-scale multimodal dataset that provides physically grounded density field for real-world objects. XDen-1K comprises 1,000 real-world objects spanning 137 categories, with comprehensive data for each object, including a high-resolution, carefully curated 3D geometric model with part-level annotations and paired real-world biplanar X-ray scans. In addition, XDen-1K includes high-fidelity volumetric density field reconstructed from sparse biplanar X-ray views via a novel optimization framework. XDen-1K also provides a benchmark for density estimation and enables X-ray-conditioned volumetric segmentation. Experiments further demonstrate that the center-of-mass prior derived by XDen-1K can improve robotic manipulation performance. By providing real-world X-ray scans and physics-consistent density field, XDen-1K establishes a foundation for advancing physical property inference and embodied AI.

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Capturing the Unseen: Vision-Free Facial Motion Capture Using Inertial Measurement Units

We present Capturing the Unseen (CAPUS), a novel facial motion capture (MoCap) technique that operates without visual signals. CAPUS leverages miniaturized Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) as a new sensing modality for facial motion capture. While IMUs have become essential in full-body MoCap for their portability and independence from environmental conditions, their application in facial MoCap remains underexplored. We address this by customizing micro-IMUs, small enough to be placed on the face, and strategically positioning them in alignment with key facial muscles to capture expression dynamics. CAPUS introduces the first facial IMU dataset, encompassing both IMU and visual signals from participants engaged in diverse activities such as multilingual speech, facial expressions, and emotionally intoned auditions. We train a Transformer Diffusion-based neural network to infer Blendshape parameters directly from IMU data. Our experimental results demonstrate that CAPUS reliably captures facial motion in conditions where visual-based methods struggle, including facial occlusions, rapid movements, and low-light environments. Additionally, by eliminating the need for visual inputs, CAPUS offers enhanced privacy protection, making it a robust solution for vision-free facial MoCap.

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