MuST: Multi-Head Skill Transformer for Long-Horizon Dexterous Manipulation with Skill Progress

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Auteurs principaux: Gao, Kai, Wang, Fan, Aduh, Erica, Randle, Dylan, Shi, Jane
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Publié: 2025
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author Gao, Kai
Wang, Fan
Aduh, Erica
Randle, Dylan
Shi, Jane
author_facet Gao, Kai
Wang, Fan
Aduh, Erica
Randle, Dylan
Shi, Jane
contents Robot picking and packing tasks require dexterous manipulation skills, such as rearranging objects to establish a good grasping pose, or placing and pushing items to achieve tight packing. These tasks are challenging for robots due to the complexity and variability of the required actions. To tackle the difficulty of learning and executing long-horizon tasks, we propose a novel framework called the Multi-Head Skill Transformer (MuST). This model is designed to learn and sequentially chain together multiple motion primitives (skills), enabling robots to perform complex sequences of actions effectively. MuST introduces a "progress value" for each skill, guiding the robot on which skill to execute next and ensuring smooth transitions between skills. Additionally, our model is capable of expanding its skill set and managing various sequences of sub-tasks efficiently. Extensive experiments in both simulated and real-world environments demonstrate that MuST significantly enhances the robot's ability to perform long-horizon dexterous manipulation tasks.
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spellingShingle MuST: Multi-Head Skill Transformer for Long-Horizon Dexterous Manipulation with Skill Progress
Gao, Kai
Wang, Fan
Aduh, Erica
Randle, Dylan
Shi, Jane
Robotics
Robot picking and packing tasks require dexterous manipulation skills, such as rearranging objects to establish a good grasping pose, or placing and pushing items to achieve tight packing. These tasks are challenging for robots due to the complexity and variability of the required actions. To tackle the difficulty of learning and executing long-horizon tasks, we propose a novel framework called the Multi-Head Skill Transformer (MuST). This model is designed to learn and sequentially chain together multiple motion primitives (skills), enabling robots to perform complex sequences of actions effectively. MuST introduces a "progress value" for each skill, guiding the robot on which skill to execute next and ensuring smooth transitions between skills. Additionally, our model is capable of expanding its skill set and managing various sequences of sub-tasks efficiently. Extensive experiments in both simulated and real-world environments demonstrate that MuST significantly enhances the robot's ability to perform long-horizon dexterous manipulation tasks.
title MuST: Multi-Head Skill Transformer for Long-Horizon Dexterous Manipulation with Skill Progress
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.02753