Human-Robot Object Throwing and Catching Challenge @ CVPR2025

This challenge involves the throwing and catching of various arbitrary objects, a skill that humans excel at. Once mastered by robots, this capability could significantly enhance productivity and efficiency in both human-robot and robot-robot collaboration across diverse open-world environments. The challenge comprises two main tasks. The first task involves planning the position and speed required to throw an object, as well as the motion needed to reach the ready position for throwing, given the following conditions as the input: the object, the catcher’s position and the desired location in 3D space where the catcher intends to catch the object, such as above their head. The second task focuses on planning the position and hand pose for catching the object, along with the motion leading up to the moment of catching, given the following conditions as the input: the thrower’s movement and the egocentric view of capturing the object’s flight.