Skill-based Multi-objective Reinforcement Learning of Industrial Robot Tasks with Planning and Knowledge Integration

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2203.10033v1
• Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 16:03:27 GMT
• Title: Skill-based Multi-objective Reinforcement Learning of Industrial Robot Tasks with Planning and Knowledge Integration
• Authors: Matthias Mayr, Faseeh Ahmad, Konstantinos Chatzilygeroudis, Luigi Nardi, Volker Krueger
• Abstract summary: We introduce an approach that provides a combination of task-level planning with targeted learning of scenario-specific parameters for skill-based systems. We demonstrate the efficacy and versatility of our approach by learning skill parameters for two different contact-rich tasks.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: In modern industrial settings with small batch sizes it should be easy to set up a robot system for a new task. Strategies exist, e.g. the use of skills, but when it comes to handling forces and torques, these systems often fall short. We introduce an approach that provides a combination of task-level planning with targeted learning of scenario-specific parameters for skill-based systems. We propose the following pipeline: (1) the user provides a task goal in the planning language PDDL, (2) a plan (i.e., a sequence of skills) is generated and the learnable parameters of the skills are automatically identified. An operator then chooses (3) reward functions and hyperparameters for the learning process. Two aspects of our methodology are critical: (a) learning is tightly integrated with a knowledge framework to support symbolic planning and to provide priors for learning, (b) using multi-objective optimization. This can help to balance key performance indicators (KPIs) such as safety and task performance since they can often affect each other. We adopt a multi-objective Bayesian optimization approach and learn entirely in simulation. We demonstrate the efficacy and versatility of our approach by learning skill parameters for two different contact-rich tasks. We show their successful execution on a real 7-DOF KUKA-iiwa manipulator and outperform the manual parameterization by human robot operators.

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