Improving Object Permanence using Agent Actions and Reasoning

Ying Siu Liang,Chen Zhang,Dongkyu Choi,Kenneth Kwok,Ying Siu Liang,Chen Zhang,Dongkyu Choi,Kenneth Kwok

Object permanence in psychology means knowing that objects still exist even if they are no longer visible. It is a crucial concept for robots to operate autonomously in uncontrolled environments. Existing approaches learn object permanence from low-level perception, but perform poorly on more complex scenarios, like when objects are contained and carried by others. Knowledge about manipulation act...