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Engine Agnostic Graph Environments for Robotics (EAGERx): A Graph-Based Framework for Sim2real Robot Learning

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Bas van der Heijden *
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Jelle Luijkx
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Laura Ferranti
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Jens Kober
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Robert Babuška
DOI:10.1109/MRA.2024.3433172delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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Sim2real, that is, the transfer of learned control policies from simulation to the real world, is an area of growing interest in robotics because of its potential to efficiently handle complex tasks. The sim2real approach faces challenges because of mismatches between simulation and reality. These discrepancies arise from inaccuracies in modeling physical phenomena and asynchronous control, among other factors. To this end, we introduce Engine Agnostic Graph Environments for Robotics (EAGERx), a framework with a unified software pipeline for both real and simulated robot learning. It can support various simulators and aids in integrating state, action, and time-scale abstractions to facilitate learning. EAGERx's integrated delay simulation, domain randomization features, and proposed synchronization algorithm contribute to narrowing the sim2real gap. We demonstrate (in the context of robot learning and beyond) the efficacy of EAGERx in accommodating diverse robotic systems and maintaining consistent simulation behavior. EAGERx is open source, and its code is available at https://eagerx.readthedocs.io.
Keywords:
Robots
Engines
Robot sensing systems
Delays
Robot learning
Physics
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Journal

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IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine
IF:
7.1
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1.6K
Citations:
5.1K

Organization

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Delft University of Technology
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2.6W
Papers: 2.5W
Citations: 3.8W