Controlling Assistive Robots with Learned Latent Actions

Dylan P. Losey,Krishnan Srinivasan,Ajay Mandlekar,Animesh Garg,Dorsa Sadigh,Dylan P. Losey,Krishnan Srinivasan,Ajay Mandlekar,Animesh Garg,Dorsa Sadigh

Assistive robotic arms enable users with physical disabilities to perform everyday tasks without relying on a caregiver. Unfortunately, the very dexterity that makes these arms useful also makes them challenging to teleoperate: the robot has more degrees-of-freedom than the human can directly coordinate with a handheld joystick. Our insight is that we can make assistive robots easier for humans to...