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From Virtual Demonstration to Real-World Manipulation Using LSTM and MDN
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Measured effects reported in the paper
| What was changed | Where | Measured | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use LSTM-MDN instead of Feedforward-MSE (ablation) | robot controller · Pick and place (virtual world) | success rate: 0% -> 100% | Helped |
| Use LSTM-MDN instead of Feedforward-MSE (ablation) | robot controller · Push to pose (virtual world) | success rate: 0% -> 95% | Helped |
| Add LSTM layers to an MDN controller (ablation) | robot controller · Pick and place (virtual world) | success rate: 95% -> 100% | Helped |
| Add LSTM layers to an MDN controller (ablation) | robot controller · Push to pose (virtual world) | success rate: 15% -> 95% | Helped |
| Use an MDN output and likelihood loss instead of MSE (ablation) | LSTM controller · Pick and place (virtual world) | success rate: 85% -> 100% | Helped |
| Use an MDN output and likelihood loss instead of MSE (ablation) | LSTM controller · Push to pose (virtual world) | success rate: 0% -> 95% | Helped |
| Transfer the unchanged virtual-trained LSTM-MDN controller to the physical robot | LSTM-MDN · Pick and place (physical world) | success rate: 100% -> 80% | Hurt |
| Transfer the unchanged virtual-trained LSTM-MDN controller to the physical robot | LSTM-MDN · Push to pose (physical world) | success rate: 95% -> 60% | Hurt |
| Include imperfect demonstrations containing errors and human recovery actions | LSTM-MDN controller · Manipulation tasks in virtual and physical environments | self-correction | Helped |
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