DexSkills: Skill Segmentation Using Haptic Data for Learning Autonomous Long-Horizon Robotic Manipulation Tasks

Xiaofeng Mao*, Gabriele Giudici, Claudio Coppola, Kaspar Althoefer, Ildar Farkhatdinov, Zhibin Li, Lorenzo Jamone

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Abstract

Effective execution of long-horizon tasks with dexterous robotic hands remains a significant challenge in real-world problems. While learning from human demonstrations has shown encouraging results, they require extensive data collection for training. Hence, decomposing long-horizon tasks into reusable primitive skills is a more efficient approach. To achieve so, we developed DexSkills, a novel supervised learning framework that addresses long-horizon dexterous manipulation tasks using primitive skills. DexSkills is trained to recognize and replicate a select set of skills using human demonstration data, which can then segment a demonstrated long-horizon dexterous manipulation task into a sequence of primitive skills to achieve one-shot execution by the robot directly. Significantly, DexSkills operates solely on proprioceptive and tactile data, i.e., haptic data. Our real-world robotic experiments show that DexSkills can accurately segment skills, thereby enabling autonomous robot execution of a diverse range of tasks.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2024
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages5104-5111
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9798350377705
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Event2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2024 - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 14 Oct 202418 Oct 2024

Publication series

NameIEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
ISSN (Print)2153-0858
ISSN (Electronic)2153-0866

Conference

Conference2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited Arab Emirates
CityAbu Dhabi
Period14/10/202418/10/2024

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