Robot Learning
Robot learning aims to enable robots to acquire new skills and adapt to diverse environments through learning, rather than explicit programming. Current research heavily focuses on improving data efficiency and generalization, employing techniques like transformer networks, diffusion models, and reinforcement learning algorithms (e.g., PPO, SAC) often combined with large language models and imitation learning from human demonstrations or simulations. This field is crucial for advancing robotics, enabling robots to perform complex tasks in unstructured settings and potentially revolutionizing various industries, from manufacturing and healthcare to logistics and home assistance.
Papers
Consistency Matters: Defining Demonstration Data Quality Metrics in Robot Learning from Demonstration
Maram Sakr, H.F. Machiel Van der Loos, Dana Kulic, Elizabeth Croft
Policy Decorator: Model-Agnostic Online Refinement for Large Policy Model
Xiu Yuan, Tongzhou Mu, Stone Tao, Yunhao Fang, Mengke Zhang, Hao Su
Robot Learning with Super-Linear Scaling
Marcel Torne, Arhan Jain, Jiayi Yuan, Vidaaranya Macha, Lars Ankile, Anthony Simeonov, Pulkit Agrawal, Abhishek Gupta
The Dilemma of Decision-Making in the Real World: When Robots Struggle to Make Choices Due to Situational Constraints
Khairidine Benali, Praminda Caleb-Solly