Learn from the Past: Language-conditioned Object Rearrangement with Large Language Models

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Main Authors: Cao, Guanqun, Mckenna, Ryan, Graf, Erich, Oyekan, John
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Published: 2025
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author Cao, Guanqun
Mckenna, Ryan
Graf, Erich
Oyekan, John
author_facet Cao, Guanqun
Mckenna, Ryan
Graf, Erich
Oyekan, John
contents Object manipulation for rearrangement into a specific goal state is a significant task for collaborative robots. Accurately determining object placement is a key challenge, as misalignment can increase task complexity and the risk of collisions, affecting the efficiency of the rearrangement process. Most current methods heavily rely on pre-collected datasets to train the model for predicting the goal position. As a result, these methods are restricted to specific instructions, which limits their broader applicability and generalisation. In this paper, we propose a framework of flexible language-conditioned object rearrangement based on the Large Language Model (LLM). Our approach mimics human reasoning by making use of successful past experiences as a reference to infer the best strategies to achieve a current desired goal position. Based on LLM's strong natural language comprehension and inference ability, our method generalises to handle various everyday objects and free-form language instructions in a zero-shot manner. Experimental results demonstrate that our methods can effectively execute the robotic rearrangement tasks, even those involving long sequences of orders.
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spellingShingle Learn from the Past: Language-conditioned Object Rearrangement with Large Language Models
Cao, Guanqun
Mckenna, Ryan
Graf, Erich
Oyekan, John
Robotics
Object manipulation for rearrangement into a specific goal state is a significant task for collaborative robots. Accurately determining object placement is a key challenge, as misalignment can increase task complexity and the risk of collisions, affecting the efficiency of the rearrangement process. Most current methods heavily rely on pre-collected datasets to train the model for predicting the goal position. As a result, these methods are restricted to specific instructions, which limits their broader applicability and generalisation. In this paper, we propose a framework of flexible language-conditioned object rearrangement based on the Large Language Model (LLM). Our approach mimics human reasoning by making use of successful past experiences as a reference to infer the best strategies to achieve a current desired goal position. Based on LLM's strong natural language comprehension and inference ability, our method generalises to handle various everyday objects and free-form language instructions in a zero-shot manner. Experimental results demonstrate that our methods can effectively execute the robotic rearrangement tasks, even those involving long sequences of orders.
title Learn from the Past: Language-conditioned Object Rearrangement with Large Language Models
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.18516