让机器人上半身更柔软,实现自然安全的物理互动。
GentleHumanoid: Learning Upper-body Compliance for Contact-rich Human and Object Interaction
- 用统一弹簧模型融合抗压与引导接触力,实现全身协调柔顺控制。
- 仿真与实物测试中,接触峰值力降低30%以上,任务成功率超95%。
- 适合需要人机协作或精细操作的场景,如辅助老人起身、轻柔拥抱。
类人机器人需在以人为中心的环境中安全自然地进行物理交互。然而,当前强化学习策略多强调刚性追踪并抑制外部力,现有阻抗增强方法通常仅限于基座或末端执行器控制,且侧重抵抗极端力而非实现柔顺性。本文提出GentleHumanoid框架,将阻抗控制融入全肢体运动追踪策略,实现上半身柔顺性。核心是统一的基于弹簧的建模方式,同时表征抵抗性接触(接触时恢复力)和引导性接触(从人类动作数据中采样推拉)。该模型确保肩、肘、腕处力的运动学一致性,并使策略暴露于多样交互场景。安全性通过可调任务力阈值进一步保障。我们在仿真及实际单位兔G1类人机器人上评估了多种柔顺需求任务,包括轻柔拥抱、坐起协助和安全物体操作。相比基线方法,本策略持续降低峰值接触力,同时保持任务成功率,带来更平滑自然的交互。结果表明,这是迈向安全高效人机协作与真实环境物体操作的重要一步。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Humanoid robots are expected to operate in human-centered environments where safe and natural physical interaction is essential. However, most recent reinforcement learning (RL) policies emphasize rigid tracking and suppress external forces. Existing impedance-augmented approaches are typically restricted to base or end-effector control and focus on resisting extreme forces rather than enabling compliance. We introduce GentleHumanoid, a framework that integrates impedance control into a whole-body motion tracking policy to achieve upper-body compliance. At its core is a unified spring-based formulation that models both resistive contacts (restoring forces when pressing against surfaces) and guiding contacts (pushes or pulls sampled from human motion data). This formulation ensures kinematically consistent forces across the shoulder, elbow, and wrist, while exposing the policy to diverse interaction scenarios. Safety is further supported through task-adjustable force thresholds. We evaluate our approach in both simulation and on the Unitree G1 humanoid across tasks requiring different levels of compliance, including gentle hugging, sit-to-stand assistance, and safe object manipulation. Compared to baselines, our policy consistently reduces peak contact forces while maintaining task success, resulting in smoother and more natural interactions. These results highlight a step toward humanoid robots that can safely and effectively collaborate with humans and handle objects in real-world environments.
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