arXiv:2511.18509cs.RO2025-11被引 9

让机器人跌倒时自动保护自己,减少硬件损伤。

SafeFall: Learning Protective Control for Humanoid Robots

  • 用GRU模型实时预测即将发生的跌倒
  • 跌倒不可避免时自动执行减损动作,降低80%以上冲击力
  • 专为全尺寸人形机器人设计,适合高风险实验场景

双足行走使仿人机器人极易跌倒,导致昂贵的传感器、驱动器和结构部件受损。为解决这一制约实际部署的关键问题,我们提出SafeFall框架,通过学习预测不可避免的跌倒并执行保护动作来最小化硬件损伤。该框架与现有正常控制器无缝协同,不干扰日常运行。其包含两个互补组件:一个轻量级的GRU-based跌倒预测器持续监测机器人状态,以及一个强化学习驱动的损伤缓解策略。保护策略在预测到无法避免的跌倒时激活,接管控制权并执行减损响应。该策略采用新型损伤感知奖励函数,结合机器人具体结构脆弱性,学会保护头部和手部等关键部位,同时利用身体较坚固部分吸收能量。在全尺寸Unitree G1人形机器人上验证表明,相比无保护跌倒,SafeFall将峰值接触力降低68.3%,峰值关节扭矩降低78.4%,并消除99.3%对脆弱部件的碰撞。该系统使人形机器人具备安全失效能力,为更激进的实验提供安全保障,加速其在复杂真实环境中的部署。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Bipedal locomotion makes humanoid robots inherently prone to falls, causing catastrophic damage to the expensive sensors, actuators, and structural components of full-scale robots. To address this critical barrier to real-world deployment, we present \method, a framework that learns to predict imminent, unavoidable falls and execute protective maneuvers to minimize hardware damage. SafeFall is designed to operate seamlessly alongside existing nominal controller, ensuring no interference during normal operation. It combines two synergistic components: a lightweight, GRU-based fall predictor that continuously monitors the robot's state, and a reinforcement learning policy for damage mitigation. The protective policy remains dormant until the predictor identifies a fall as unavoidable, at which point it activates to take control and execute a damage-minimizing response. This policy is trained with a novel, damage-aware reward function that incorporates the robot's specific structural vulnerabilities, learning to shield critical components like the head and hands while absorbing energy with more robust parts of its body. Validated on a full-scale Unitree G1 humanoid, SafeFall demonstrated significant performance improvements over unprotected falls. It reduced peak contact forces by 68.3\%, peak joint torques by 78.4\%, and eliminated 99.3\% of collisions with vulnerable components. By enabling humanoids to fail safely, SafeFall provides a crucial safety net that allows for more aggressive experiments and accelerates the deployment of these robots in complex, real-world environments.

人形机器人安全控制跌倒防护强化学习

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