Imitation Learning
Imitation learning aims to train agents to mimic expert behavior by learning from observational data, primarily focusing on efficiently transferring complex skills from humans or other advanced controllers to robots. Current research emphasizes improving data efficiency through techniques like active learning, data augmentation, and leveraging large language models to provide richer context and handle failures. This field is crucial for advancing robotics, autonomous driving, and other areas requiring complex control policies, as it offers a more data-driven and potentially less labor-intensive approach than traditional programming methods.
Papers
Personalized Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment -- Imitation Learning Meets Reinforcement Learning
Ronja Fuchs, Robin Gieseke, Alexander Dockhorn
A Comparison of Imitation Learning Algorithms for Bimanual Manipulation
Michael Drolet, Simon Stepputtis, Siva Kailas, Ajinkya Jain, Jan Peters, Stefan Schaal, Heni Ben Amor