机器人借沙流移动石头,65%成功率实现精准定位。
Granular Loco-Manipulation: Repositioning Rocks Through Strategic Sand Avalanche
- 用扩散模型预测沙粒流动中多石块干扰行为
- 90次实验中65%成功移动密集岩石至目标位置
- 适合研究足式机器人在复杂地形的自主操控
足式机器人有望利用障碍物攀爬陡峭沙坡。然而,高效将障碍物移至指定位置仍具挑战。本文提出DiffusiveGRAIN,一种基于学习的方法,使多足机器人在行进中通过策略性诱导局部沙流,间接操控障碍物。我们进行了375次试验,系统变化障碍物间距、机器人朝向及腿部动作(75次)。结果表明,紧密排列的障碍物运动存在显著相互干扰,需联合建模;不同多腿挖掘动作会引发明显机器人状态变化,需统筹规划操纵与行走。为此,DiffusiveGRAIN包含基于扩散的环境预测器,捕捉颗粒流中多障碍物运动,以及机器人状态预测器,估算多腿动作模式下的状态变化。部署实验(90次)显示,融合两个预测器后,机器人可自主规划行动,根据移动目标成功将密集岩石移至目标位置,成功率超过65%。本研究展示了行进中的机器人通过策略性操纵障碍物提升复杂地形通行能力的潜力。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Legged robots have the potential to leverage obstacles to climb steep sand slopes. However, efficiently repositioning these obstacles to desired locations is challenging. Here we present DiffusiveGRAIN, a learning-based method that enables a multi-legged robot to strategically induce localized sand avalanches during locomotion and indirectly manipulate obstacles. We conducted 375 trials, systematically varying obstacle spacing, robot orientation, and leg actions in 75 of them. Results show that the movement of closely-spaced obstacles exhibits significant interference, requiring joint modeling. In addition, different multi-leg excavation actions could cause distinct robot state changes, necessitating integrated planning of manipulation and locomotion. To address these challenges, DiffusiveGRAIN includes a diffusion-based environment predictor to capture multi-obstacle movements under granular flow interferences and a robot state predictor to estimate changes in robot state from multi-leg action patterns. Deployment experiments (90 trials) demonstrate that by integrating the environment and robot state predictors, the robot can autonomously plan its movements based on loco-manipulation goals, successfully shifting closely located rocks to desired locations in over 65% of trials. Our study showcases the potential for a locomoting robot to strategically manipulate obstacles to achieve improved mobility on challenging terrains.
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