Shortcut-enhanced Multimodal Backdoor Attack in Vision-guided Robot Grasping

Published in IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2025

Overview

This work introduces SEMBA (Shortcut-Enhanced Multimodal Backdoor Attack), a novel backdoor attack method designed for multimodal vision-guided robot grasping systems in high-clutter scenarios. The method leverages Multimodal Shortcut Searching Algorithm and Multimodal Trigger Generation to effectively compromise robotic grasping systems.

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Publication Details

Authors: Cheng Li, Ziyan Gao, Nak Young Chong

Venue: IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering

Publication Date: 2025-07-25

DOI: Read on TechRxiv

Recommended citation: Li, C., Gao, Z., & Chong, N. Y. (2025). Shortcut-enhanced Multimodal Backdoor Attack in Vision-guided Robot Grasping. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering.
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