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
Is Exploration All You Need? Effective Exploration Characteristics for Transfer in Reinforcement Learning
Jonathan C. Balloch, Rishav Bhagat, Geigh Zollicoffer, Ruoran Jia, Julia Kim, Mark O. Riedl
Ukrainian Texts Classification: Exploration of Cross-lingual Knowledge Transfer Approaches
Daryna Dementieva, Valeriia Khylenko, Georg Groh