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Data-Efficient Model Learning and Prediction for Contact-Rich Manipulation Tasks

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In this letter, we investigate learning forward dynamics models and multi-step prediction of state variables (long-term prediction) for contact-rich manipulation. The problems are formulated in the context of model-based reinforcement… Click to show full abstract

In this letter, we investigate learning forward dynamics models and multi-step prediction of state variables (long-term prediction) for contact-rich manipulation. The problems are formulated in the context of model-based reinforcement learning (MBRL). We focus on two aspects–discontinuous dynamics and data-efficiency–both of which are important in the identified scope and pose significant challenges to State-of-the-Art methods. We contribute to closing this gap by proposing a method that explicitly adopts a specific hybrid structure for the model while leveraging the uncertainty representation and data-efficiency of Gaussian process. Our experiments on an illustrative moving block task and a 7-DOF robot demonstrate a clear advantage when compared to popular baselines in low data regimes.

Keywords: rich manipulation; prediction contact; model; contact rich; prediction

Journal Title: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
Year Published: 2020

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