Cross-Embodied Affordance Transfer through Learning Affordance Equivalences

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2404.15648v2
• Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 01:18:06 GMT
• Title: Cross-Embodied Affordance Transfer through Learning Affordance Equivalences
• Authors: Hakan Aktas, Yukie Nagai, Minoru Asada, Matteo Saveriano, Erhan Oztop, Emre Ugur,
• Abstract summary: We propose a deep neural network model that unifies objects, actions, and effects into a single latent vector in a common latent space that we call the affordance space. Our model does not learn the behavior of individual objects acted upon by a single agent. Affordance Equivalence facilitates not only action generalization over objects but also Cross Embodiment transfer linking actions of different robots.
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• Abstract: Affordances represent the inherent effect and action possibilities that objects offer to the agents within a given context. From a theoretical viewpoint, affordances bridge the gap between effect and action, providing a functional understanding of the connections between the actions of an agent and its environment in terms of the effects it can cause. In this study, we propose a deep neural network model that unifies objects, actions, and effects into a single latent vector in a common latent space that we call the affordance space. Using the affordance space, our system can generate effect trajectories when action and object are given and can generate action trajectories when effect trajectories and objects are given. Our model does not learn the behavior of individual objects acted upon by a single agent. Still, rather, it forms a `shared affordance representation' spanning multiple agents and objects, which we call Affordance Equivalence. Affordance Equivalence facilitates not only action generalization over objects but also Cross Embodiment transfer linking actions of different robots. In addition to the simulation experiments that demonstrate the proposed model's range of capabilities, we also showcase that our model can be used for direct imitation in real-world settings.

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