Part$^{2}$GS: Part-aware Modeling of Articulated Objects using 3D Gaussian Splatting

arXiv cs.RO / 4/10/2026

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Key Points

  • Part$^{2}$GS proposes a part-aware 3D Gaussian Splatting framework to model articulated multi-part objects with high-fidelity geometry for “articulated digital twins.”
  • The method uses learnable, disentangled transformations tied to a part-aware representation to better preserve geometry during articulation.
  • It introduces a motion-aware canonical representation with physics-based constraints such as contact enforcement, velocity consistency, and vector-field alignment to ensure physically plausible motion.
  • A “repel points” mechanism is added to reduce part collisions and improve stability and motion coherence across articulation sequences.
  • Experiments on synthetic and real-world datasets show up to 10× improvements over state-of-the-art methods in Chamfer Distance for movable parts.

Abstract

Articulated objects are common in the real world, yet modeling their structure and motion remains a challenging task for 3D reconstruction methods. In this work, we introduce Part^{2}GS, a novel framework for modeling articulated digital twins of multi-part objects with high-fidelity geometry and physically consistent articulation. Part^{2}GS leverages a part-aware 3D Gaussian representation that encodes articulated components with learnable attributes, enabling structured, disentangled transformations that preserve high-fidelity geometry. To ensure physically consistent motion, we propose a motion-aware canonical representation guided by physics-based constraints, including contact enforcement, velocity consistency, and vector-field alignment. Furthermore, we introduce a field of repel points to prevent part collisions and maintain stable articulation paths, significantly improving motion coherence over baselines. Extensive evaluations on both synthetic and real-world datasets show that Part^{2}GS consistently outperforms state-of-the-art methods by up to 10\times in Chamfer Distance for movable parts.