Growing from Exploration: A Self-Exploring Framework for Robots Based on Foundation Models

Intelligent robot is the ultimate goal in the robotics field. Existing works leverage learning-based or optimization-based methods to accomplish human-defined tasks. However, the challenge of enabling robots to explore various environments autonomously remains unresolved. In this work, we propose a...

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Main Authors: Shoujie Li, Ran Yu, Tong Wu, Junwen Zhong, Xiao-Ping Zhang, Wenbo Ding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tsinghua University Press 2024-05-01
Series:CAAI Artificial Intelligence Research
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Online Access:https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.26599/AIR.2024.9150037
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Summary:Intelligent robot is the ultimate goal in the robotics field. Existing works leverage learning-based or optimization-based methods to accomplish human-defined tasks. However, the challenge of enabling robots to explore various environments autonomously remains unresolved. In this work, we propose a framework named GExp, which endows robots with the capability of exploring and learning autonomously without human intervention. To achieve this goal, we devise modules including self-exploration, knowledge-base-building, and close-loop feedback based on foundation models. Inspired by the way that infants interact with the world, GExp encourages robots to understand and explore the environment with a series of self-generated tasks. During the process of exploration, the robot will acquire skills from experiences that are useful in the future. GExp provides robots with the ability to solve complex tasks through self-exploration. GExp work is independent of prior interactive knowledge and human intervention, allowing it to adapt directly to different scenarios, unlike previous studies that provided in-context examples as few-shot learning. In addition, we propose a workflow of deploying the real-world robot system with self-learned skills as an embodied assistant. Project website: GExp.com.
ISSN:2097-194X
2097-3691