Combining Learning from Demonstration with Learning by Exploration to Facilitate Contact-Rich Tasks

Yunlei Shi,Zhaopeng Chen,Yansong Wu,Dimitri Henkel,Sebastian Riedel,Hongxu Liu,Qian Feng,Jianwei Zhang,Yunlei Shi,Zhaopeng Chen,Yansong Wu,Dimitri Henkel,Sebastian Riedel,Hongxu Liu,Qian Feng,Jianwei Zhang

Collaborative robots are expected to work alongside humans and directly replace human workers in some cases, thus effectively responding to rapid changes in assembly lines. Current methods for programming contact-rich tasks, particularly in heavily constrained spaces, tend to be fairly inefficient. Therefore, faster and more intuitive approaches are urgently required for robot teaching. This study...