Long-Range Robotic Navigation via Automated Reinforcement Learning

1 · Google AI Research · Feb. 28, 2019, 5 p.m.
Aleksandra Faust, Senior Research Scientist and Anthony Francis, Senior Software Engineer, Robotics at GoogleIn the United States alone, there are 3 million people with a mobility impairment that prevents them from ever leaving their homes. Service robots that can autonomously navigate long distances can improve the independence of people with limited mobility, for example, by bringing them groceries, medicine, and packages. Research has demonstrated that deep reinforcement learning (RL) is good...