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Article | Open Access

Growing from Exploration: A Self-Exploring Framework for Robots Based on Foundation Models

Shoujie Li1,, Ran Yu1,, Tong Wu1,, Junwen Zhong2, Xiao-Ping Zhang1, Wenbo Ding1,3( )
Shenzhen Ubiquitous Data Enabling Key Lab, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
Department of Physics and Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Macau 999078, China
RISC-V International Open Source Laboratory, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Shenzhen 518055, China

Shoujie Li, Ran Yu, and Tong Wu contributed equally to this work.

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Abstract

Intelligent robot is the ultimate goal in the robotics field. Existing works leverage learning-based or optimization-based methods to accomplish human-defined tasks. However, the challenge of enabling robots to explore various environments autonomously remains unresolved. In this work, we propose a framework named GExp, which endows robots with the capability of exploring and learning autonomously without human intervention. To achieve this goal, we devise modules including self-exploration, knowledge-base-building, and close-loop feedback based on foundation models. Inspired by the way that infants interact with the world, GExp encourages robots to understand and explore the environment with a series of self-generated tasks. During the process of exploration, the robot will acquire skills from experiences that are useful in the future. GExp provides robots with the ability to solve complex tasks through self-exploration. GExp work is independent of prior interactive knowledge and human intervention, allowing it to adapt directly to different scenarios, unlike previous studies that provided in-context examples as few-shot learning. In addition, we propose a workflow of deploying the real-world robot system with self-learned skills as an embodied assistant. Project website: GExp.com.

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foundation modelsintelligent robotself-exploring framework

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CAAI Artificial Intelligence Research
Volume 3,
2024
Article number: 9150037
DOI: 10.26599/AIR.2024.9150037
Cite this article:
Li S, Yu R, Wu T, et al. Growing from Exploration: A Self-Exploring Framework for Robots Based on Foundation Models. CAAI Artificial Intelligence Research, 2024, 3: 9150037. https://doi.org/10.26599/AIR.2024.9150037

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Received: 24 January 2024
Revised: 23 February 2024
Accepted: 22 March 2024
Published: 04 July 2024
© The author(s) 2024.

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