Manual2Skill: Learning to Read Manuals and Acquire Robotic Skills for Furniture Assembly Using Vision-Language Models

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Main Authors: Tie, Chenrui, Sun, Shengxiang, Zhu, Jinxuan, Liu, Yiwei, Guo, Jingxiang, Hu, Yue, Chen, Haonan, Chen, Junting, Wu, Ruihai, Shao, Lin
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author Tie, Chenrui
Sun, Shengxiang
Zhu, Jinxuan
Liu, Yiwei
Guo, Jingxiang
Hu, Yue
Chen, Haonan
Chen, Junting
Wu, Ruihai
Shao, Lin
author_facet Tie, Chenrui
Sun, Shengxiang
Zhu, Jinxuan
Liu, Yiwei
Guo, Jingxiang
Hu, Yue
Chen, Haonan
Chen, Junting
Wu, Ruihai
Shao, Lin
contents Humans possess an extraordinary ability to understand and execute complex manipulation tasks by interpreting abstract instruction manuals. For robots, however, this capability remains a substantial challenge, as they cannot interpret abstract instructions and translate them into executable actions. In this paper, we present Manual2Skill, a novel framework that enables robots to perform complex assembly tasks guided by high-level manual instructions. Our approach leverages a Vision-Language Model (VLM) to extract structured information from instructional images and then uses this information to construct hierarchical assembly graphs. These graphs represent parts, subassemblies, and the relationships between them. To facilitate task execution, a pose estimation model predicts the relative 6D poses of components at each assembly step. At the same time, a motion planning module generates actionable sequences for real-world robotic implementation. We demonstrate the effectiveness of Manual2Skill by successfully assembling several real-world IKEA furniture items. This application highlights its ability to manage long-horizon manipulation tasks with both efficiency and precision, significantly enhancing the practicality of robot learning from instruction manuals. This work marks a step forward in advancing robotic systems capable of understanding and executing complex manipulation tasks in a manner akin to human capabilities.Project Page: https://owensun2004.github.io/Furniture-Assembly-Web/
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spellingShingle Manual2Skill: Learning to Read Manuals and Acquire Robotic Skills for Furniture Assembly Using Vision-Language Models
Tie, Chenrui
Sun, Shengxiang
Zhu, Jinxuan
Liu, Yiwei
Guo, Jingxiang
Hu, Yue
Chen, Haonan
Chen, Junting
Wu, Ruihai
Shao, Lin
Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Humans possess an extraordinary ability to understand and execute complex manipulation tasks by interpreting abstract instruction manuals. For robots, however, this capability remains a substantial challenge, as they cannot interpret abstract instructions and translate them into executable actions. In this paper, we present Manual2Skill, a novel framework that enables robots to perform complex assembly tasks guided by high-level manual instructions. Our approach leverages a Vision-Language Model (VLM) to extract structured information from instructional images and then uses this information to construct hierarchical assembly graphs. These graphs represent parts, subassemblies, and the relationships between them. To facilitate task execution, a pose estimation model predicts the relative 6D poses of components at each assembly step. At the same time, a motion planning module generates actionable sequences for real-world robotic implementation. We demonstrate the effectiveness of Manual2Skill by successfully assembling several real-world IKEA furniture items. This application highlights its ability to manage long-horizon manipulation tasks with both efficiency and precision, significantly enhancing the practicality of robot learning from instruction manuals. This work marks a step forward in advancing robotic systems capable of understanding and executing complex manipulation tasks in a manner akin to human capabilities.Project Page: https://owensun2004.github.io/Furniture-Assembly-Web/
title Manual2Skill: Learning to Read Manuals and Acquire Robotic Skills for Furniture Assembly Using Vision-Language Models
topic Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.10090