Environment Exploration
Environment exploration in robotics and AI focuses on enabling agents to efficiently and effectively learn about and navigate unknown environments, optimizing for factors like map creation, sensor fusion, and efficient decision-making. Current research emphasizes leveraging deep learning models, such as neural networks and transformers, for tasks like map prediction, sensor calibration (e.g., LiDAR-camera), and skill acquisition, often incorporating techniques like reinforcement learning and information gain calculations to guide exploration strategies. These advancements have implications for various fields, including autonomous navigation, game design, and personalized healthcare, by improving the robustness and adaptability of AI agents in complex and dynamic settings.
Papers
Macro-Queries: An Exploration into Guided Chart Generation from High Level Prompts
Christopher J. Lee, Giorgio Tran, Roderick Tabalba, Jason Leigh, Ryan Longman
The Russian-focused embedders' exploration: ruMTEB benchmark and Russian embedding model design
Artem Snegirev, Maria Tikhonova, Anna Maksimova, Alena Fenogenova, Alexander Abramov