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A structured prediction approach for robot imitation learning

Duan, Anqing
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Batzianoulis, Iason  
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Camoriano, Raffaello
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November 1, 2023
International Journal Of Robotics Research

We propose a structured prediction approach for robot imitation learning from demonstrations. Among various tools for robot imitation learning, supervised learning has been observed to have a prominent role. Structured prediction is a form of supervised learning that enables learning models to operate on output spaces with complex structures. Through the lens of structured prediction, we show how robots can learn to imitate trajectories belonging to not only Euclidean spaces but also Riemannian manifolds. Exploiting ideas from information theory, we propose a class of loss functions based on the f-divergence to measure the information loss between the demonstrated and reproduced probabilistic trajectories. Different types of f-divergence will result in different policies, which we call imitation modes. Furthermore, our approach enables the incorporation of spatial and temporal trajectory modulation, which is necessary for robots to be adaptive to the change in working conditions. We benchmark our algorithm against state-of-the-art methods in terms of trajectory reproduction and adaptation. The quantitative evaluation shows that our approach outperforms other algorithms regarding both accuracy and efficiency. We also report real-world experimental results on learning manifold trajectories in a polishing task with a KUKA LWR robot arm, illustrating the effectiveness of our algorithmic framework.

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Type
research article
DOI
10.1177/02783649231204656
Web of Science ID

WOS:001092882800001

Author(s)
Duan, Anqing
Batzianoulis, Iason  
Camoriano, Raffaello
Rosasco, Lorenzo
Pucci, Daniele
Billard, Aude  
Date Issued

2023-11-01

Publisher

Sage Publications Ltd

Published in
International Journal Of Robotics Research
Volume

43

Issue

2

Start page

113

End page

133

Subjects

Technology

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Imitation Learning

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Structured Prediction

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Learning And Adaptive Systems

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Kernel Methods

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Riemannian Manifolds

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REVIEWED

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EPFL

EPFL units
LASA  
FunderGrant Number

Swiss National Science Foundation through the National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) Robotics

European Union

DLV-777826

European Research Council

PE00000013

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February 19, 2024
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