Retrieval replaces generation for building simulation-ready articulated objects from a single photo

AffordCraft matches an RGB image and task instruction against a library of pre-verified part-decomposed assets, producing a physically valid simulation object 85% of the time.

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Haoyun Yang · Xueyang Zhou · Ziyi Xie · Yongchao Chen

Tsinghua University · Chongqing University · Huazhong University of Science and Technology · National University of Singapore

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The authors present AffordCraft, a method that constructs a physically valid articulated simulation asset from a single RGB image and a task instruction by retrieving and adapting a matching entry from a library of pre-built assets, rather than estimating parts and joints from scratch.

The authors built a library of 141 articulated assets with pre-modeled parts, joints, and physical parameters.

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Retrieving and adapting a library of pre-verified articulated assets generates physically valid simulation objects from single images.

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