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Minija Tamosiunaite1, Tamim Asfour, Florentin Wörgötter

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This study introduces a simple reinforcement learning method for robotics, efficiently handling large state-action spaces. The approach uses reward strategies to quickly solve goal-directed tasks, even with continuous actions.

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Area of Science:

  • Robotics
  • Machine Learning
  • Control Systems

Background:

  • Reinforcement learning (RL) is applicable to robotics for goal-directed tasks.
  • Handling large, continuous state-action spaces is a key challenge in RL for robotics.
  • Efficient methods are needed for reward-based recalibration of robot actions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel, simple reinforcement learning method for robotics.
  • To efficiently manage large and continuous state-action spaces using function approximation.
  • To evaluate different reward strategies for solving target-oriented robotic problems.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized reinforcement learning with function approximation (4D overlapping kernels).
  • Simulated a four degree-of-freedom reaching problem with a two-joint robot arm.
  • Compared reward-on-touching-only versus reward-on-approach strategies, including punishment for forbidden configurations.
  • Employed a continuous action space with approximately 10,000 states.

Main Results:

  • The proposed method successfully found good solutions within approximately 20 trials.
  • Demonstrated efficiency in handling large state-action spaces and continuous actions.
  • Reward/punishment strategies proved effective in guiding the learning process.

Conclusions:

  • The developed RL method is efficient for target-oriented robotic tasks.
  • The approach shows potential for real-world robot applications with mixed reward definitions.
  • This method may be suitable for problems where other learning techniques struggle.