Joint Flow Trajectory Optimization For Feasible Robot Motion Generation from Video Demonstrations

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2509.20703v1
• Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2025 03:11:07 GMT
• Title: Joint Flow Trajectory Optimization For Feasible Robot Motion Generation from Video Demonstrations
• Authors: Xiaoxiang Dong, Matthew Johnson-Roberson, Weiming Zhi,
• Abstract summary: We propose a framework for grasp pose generation and object trajectory imitation under the video-based Learning-from-Demonstration (LfD) paradigm.<n>Rather than directly imitating human hand motions, our method treats demonstrations as object-centric guides.<n>We validate our approach in both simulation and real-world experiments across diverse real-world manipulation tasks.
• Score: 8.133207162076877
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Learning from human video demonstrations offers a scalable alternative to teleoperation or kinesthetic teaching, but poses challenges for robot manipulators due to embodiment differences and joint feasibility constraints. We address this problem by proposing the Joint Flow Trajectory Optimization (JFTO) framework for grasp pose generation and object trajectory imitation under the video-based Learning-from-Demonstration (LfD) paradigm. Rather than directly imitating human hand motions, our method treats demonstrations as object-centric guides, balancing three objectives: (i) selecting a feasible grasp pose, (ii) generating object trajectories consistent with demonstrated motions, and (iii) ensuring collision-free execution within robot kinematics. To capture the multimodal nature of demonstrations, we extend flow matching to $\SE(3)$ for probabilistic modeling of object trajectories, enabling density-aware imitation that avoids mode collapse. The resulting optimization integrates grasp similarity, trajectory likelihood, and collision penalties into a unified differentiable objective. We validate our approach in both simulation and real-world experiments across diverse real-world manipulation tasks.

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