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Efficient behavior learning in human–robot collaboration

Efficient behavior learning in human–robot collaboration We present a novel method for a robot to interactively learn, while executing, a joint human–robot task. We consider collaborative tasks realized by a team of a human operator and a robot helper that adapts to the human’s task execution preferences. Different human operators can have different abilities, experiences, and personal preferences so that a particular allocation of activities in the team is preferred over another. Our main goal is to have the robot learn the task and the preferences of the user to provide a more efficient and acceptable joint task execution. We cast concurrent multi-agent collaboration as a semi-Markov decision process and show how to model the team behavior and learn the expected robot behavior. We further propose an interactive learning framework and we evaluate it both in simulation and on a real robotic setup to show the system can effectively learn and adapt to human expectations. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Autonomous Robots Springer Journals

Efficient behavior learning in human–robot collaboration

Munzer, Thibaut; Toussaint, Marc; Lopes, Manuel
Autonomous Robots , Volume 42 (5) – Nov 25, 2017
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Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2017 by Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
Subject
Engineering; Robotics and Automation; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graphics; Control, Robotics, Mechatronics
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0929-5593
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1573-7527
DOI
10.1007/s10514-017-9674-5
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Abstract

We present a novel method for a robot to interactively learn, while executing, a joint human–robot task. We consider collaborative tasks realized by a team of a human operator and a robot helper that adapts to the human’s task execution preferences. Different human operators can have different abilities, experiences, and personal preferences so that a particular allocation of activities in the team is preferred over another. Our main goal is to have the robot learn the task and the preferences of the user to provide a more efficient and acceptable joint task execution. We cast concurrent multi-agent collaboration as a semi-Markov decision process and show how to model the team behavior and learn the expected robot behavior. We further propose an interactive learning framework and we evaluate it both in simulation and on a real robotic setup to show the system can effectively learn and adapt to human expectations.

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Autonomous Robots – Springer Journals

Published: Nov 25, 2017

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