Automatic encoding and repair of reactive high-level tasks with learned abstract representations

Abstract

We present a framework for the automatic encoding and repair of high-level tasks. Given a set of skills a robot can perform, our approach first abstracts sensor data into symbols and then automatically encodes the robot’s capabilities in Linear Temporal Logic (LTL). Using this encoding, a user can specify reactive high-level tasks, for which we can automatically synthesize a strategy that executes on the robot, if the task is feasible. If a task is not feasible given the robot’s capabilities, we present two methods, one enumeration-based and one synthesis-based, for automatically suggesting additional skills for the robot or modifications to existing skills that would make the task feasible. We demonstrate our framework on a Baxter robot manipulating blocks on a table, a Baxter robot manipulating plates on a table, and a Kinova arm manipulating vials, with multiple sensor modalities, including raw images.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2023
Source ID
10.1177/02783649231167207

Entities

People

  • Adam Pacheck
  • George Konidaris
  • Hadas Kress-Gazit
  • Steven James

Organizations

  • Brown University
  • Cornell University
  • Office of Naval Research
  • University of the Witwatersrand

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • AI & ML - Neural Networks
  • Autonomy