Summary of Sold: Slot Object-centric Latent Dynamics Models For Relational Manipulation Learning From Pixels, by Malte Mosbach et al.
SOLD: Slot Object-Centric Latent Dynamics Models for Relational Manipulation Learning from Pixels
by Malte Mosbach, Jan Niklas Ewertz, Angel Villar-Corrales, Sven Behnke
First submitted to arxiv on: 11 Oct 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Robotics (cs.RO)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed Slot-Attention for Object-centric Latent Dynamics (SOLD) algorithm is a novel model-based reinforcement learning method that learns object-centric dynamics models from pixel inputs in an unsupervised manner. By leveraging these learned representations, SOLD improves sample efficiency and outperforms state-of-the-art methods like DreamerV3 and TD-MPC2 on benchmark robotic environments requiring relational reasoning and manipulation capabilities. The structured latent space not only enhances model interpretability but also provides a valuable input space for behavior models to reason over. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary SOLD is a new way to help robots learn how things move and interact with each other. It’s like teaching a robot to understand the world by breaking it down into smaller parts, like objects and their movements. This helps the robot learn faster and make better decisions. The method works really well in simulations of robotic tasks that need problem-solving and manipulation skills. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Attention » Latent space » Reinforcement learning » Unsupervised
