Sprints
Sprint spotlights for the Manipulation area, generated every week from the project board and reviewed by the area PM before merging. Newest sprint first.
Status legend:
- 💻 Development
- 🔍 Research
- 📝 Documentation
- 🔧 Bug fixing
Sprint 5 · 2026-11-02 → 2026-11-22
Sprint plan
6 tasks planned for this sprint.
Done:
- Champtiago 🔧 Reject concurrent manipulation goals (P2, #1438)
Todo:
- Fernando Hernandez 💻 move_group segfaults while serializing the octomap during place (#1447)
- Jared AlPa 💻 Pick flat optimization (#1464)
- Champtiago 💻 Pick plate (#1465)
- Marco Galindo 💻 Shelf P&P optimization (#1467)
- LARC 💻 Correct ZED calibration (#1468)
Sprint 4 · 2026-10-12 → 2026-11-01
Sprint results
4/4 tasks done (100%).
This sprint focused on completing key manipulation tasks. The team successfully delivered all planned items, including documenting the five pick strategies, finishing the TCP pick_benchmark, completing the TDP for rerun placing trials, and finishing Pick Optimization. There are no pending items remaining.
Done:
- Champtiago 💻 Document the five pick strategies (#1373)
- Fernando Hernandez, Marco Galindo 💻 TCP: pick_benchmark (#1374)
- Jared AlPa 💻 TDP: Rerun placing trials for the heatmap placer (#1375)
- Fernando Hernandez 💻 Pick Optimization (#1435)
Sprint 3 · 2026-09-21 → 2026-10-11
Sprint plan
3 tasks planned for this sprint.
Todo:
- Fernando Hernandez 💻 Gazebo armonic pick&place sim (#1299)
- Jared AlPa 💻 Improve person searching (#1313)
Backlog:
- Champtiago 💻 Geometric grasp generator + cartesian approach pick (#1314)
Week 1 · 2026-09-21 → 2026-10-02
Done this week:
- Fernando Hernandez 💻 Gazebo armonic pick&place sim (#1299)
- Jeremy Martino 💻 Manipulation Docker images fail to build on Jazzy (Gazebo Classic packages) (#1334)
Testing:
- Champtiago 💻 Geometric grasp generator + cartesian approach pick (#1314)
In Progress:
- Jared AlPa 💻 Improve person searching (#1313)
Week 2 · 2026-10-03 → 2026-10-09
Done this week:
- Jared AlPa 💻 Improve person searching (#1313)
Review:
- Champtiago 💻 Geometric grasp generator + cartesian approach pick (#1314)
Sprint 2 · 2026-08-31 → 2026-09-20
Sprint plan
6 tasks planned for this sprint.
Todo:
- Marco Alejandro Galindo de la Cruz 💻 E-stop reduction (#1147)
- Jared AlPa 💻 Remove gazebo and mujoco code (#1244)
- Fernando 💻 Point submodules to jazzy branches (#1245)
- Fernando 💻 Migrate docker to jazzy (#1246)
- Champtiago 💻 Check VAMP status (#1251)
- Fernando, Jared AlPa, Marco Alejandro Galindo de la Cruz 💻 Full testing (#1252)
Week 1 · 2026-08-31 → 2026-09-06
Not started: 6 tasks.
Sprint results
7/7 tasks done (100%).
This sprint focused on migrating the system and conducting comprehensive testing for the manipulation area. All planned tasks were successfully completed, including Docker migration to Jazzy, submodules updates, code cleanup, and full testing.
Done:
- Marco Alejandro Galindo de la Cruz 💻 E-stop reduction (#1147)
- Jared AlPa 💻 Remove gazebo and mujoco code (#1244)
- Fernando Hernandez 💻 Point submodules to jazzy branches (#1245)
- Fernando Hernandez 💻 Migrate docker to jazzy (#1246)
- Fernando Hernandez 💻 Check VAMP status (#1251)
- Fernando Hernandez, Jared AlPa, Marco Alejandro Galindo de la Cruz 💻 Full testing (#1252)
- Champtiago 💻 Move follow_face_node.py and follow_person_controller.py from task_manager to manipulation (#1282)
Sprint 1 · 2026-08-10 → 2026-08-30
Sprint results
1/4 tasks done (25%).
Done:
- Fernando 💻 Manip Core refactor — interfaces & managers (P1, #952)
Carried over: