arXiv:2608.25350cs.LGcs.RO2026-08

用视觉语言模型的列表偏好训练机器人,效果不输传统方法。

Beyond Pairwise Feedback: Listwise Vision-Language Supervision for Preference-Based Reward Learning

论文配图:Beyond Pairwise Feedback: Listwise Vision-Language Supervision for Preference-Based Reward Learning
图 1 · 摘自论文原文
  • 用普莱克特-卢斯模型处理多个选项的排序,而非仅两两比较。
  • 在元世界任务中,最高成功率达86%,部分场景媲美理想基准。
  • 支持不同数量选项排序,适应性更强,适合需要多选反馈的场景。

视觉语言模型(VLM)已成为强化学习中强大的监督信号来源,使智能体在训练中利用丰富的语义知识。受基于人类反馈强化学习(RLHF)中偏好学习的成功启发,由视觉语言模型生成的图像偏好可有效用于学习奖励函数。传统方法采用双项比较的布拉德利-泰勒(BT)模型,每次仅使用两个样本。而普莱克特-卢斯(PL)模型可支持对多个候选结果进行列表式排序,更充分地利用VLM的排序能力。本文首次将VLM生成的偏好与普莱克特-卢斯模型结合,用于奖励学习。我们在Meta-World操控任务上评估该方法,结果表明:无论在平均成功率还是稳定性上,不同规模(K∈{3,4,5})的PL模型均能与双项、K项布拉德利-泰勒及RL-VLM-F基线相当,且至少一种配置表现更优。相较于仅限于K=2的双项方法,PL支持灵活的排名长度,可适配环境需求。最佳配置实现86%的平均最终成功率,并在“Drawer Open”任务中达到理想基准水平。这些结果证明,基于列表的视觉语言偏好监督是一种高效且灵活的奖励学习方法。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Vision-language models (VLMs) have emerged as a powerful source of supervision for reinforcement learning, enabling agents to leverage rich semantic knowledge during training. Inspired by the success of preference-based reward learning (PbRL) in reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF), vision-language model generated image-based preferences provide an effective source for learning reward functions. This can be done by visually comparing two outcomes through the Bradley-Terry (BT) model. However, this pairwise formulation utilizes only two observations at a time, despite VLMs being capable of ranking multiple candidates. The Plackett-Luce (PL) formulation can shape a reward model with listwise rankings as opposed to pairwise preferences, allowing for a more suited use of a VLM based ranking. In this work, to our knowledge, we introduce the first framework that combines VLM-generated preferences with the Plackett-Luce model for reward learning. We evaluate our approach on Meta-World manipulation tasks and show that Plackett-Luce (PL) reward models can train robotic policies from VLM-generated rankings as effectively as pairwise Bradley-Terry, $K$-wise Bradley-Terry, and RL-VLM-F baselines. Across all environments, at least one PL ranking size ($K \in \{3,4,5\}$) consistently performs with or outperforms other methods in mean success rate. Unlike pairwise methods, which are restricted to $K=2$, PL supports different ranking sizes and can therefore be adapted to the environment and desired feedback format. Our best PL configuration achieves an 86% mean final success rate and matches the Oracle baseline on Drawer Open. Overall, these results demonstrate that listwise VLM preference supervision is a competitive and flexible approach to reward learning for reinforcement learning.

奖励学习视觉语言模型强化学习列表排序

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