Efficient Robot Design with Multi-Objective Black-Box Optimization and Large Language Models

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Main Authors: Kawaharazuka, Kento, Obinata, Yoshiki, Kanazawa, Naoaki, Jia, Haoyu, Okada, Kei
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author Kawaharazuka, Kento
Obinata, Yoshiki
Kanazawa, Naoaki
Jia, Haoyu
Okada, Kei
author_facet Kawaharazuka, Kento
Obinata, Yoshiki
Kanazawa, Naoaki
Jia, Haoyu
Okada, Kei
contents Various methods for robot design optimization have been developed so far. These methods are diverse, ranging from numerical optimization to black-box optimization. While numerical optimization is fast, it is not suitable for cases involving complex structures or discrete values, leading to frequent use of black-box optimization instead. However, black-box optimization suffers from low sampling efficiency and takes considerable sampling iterations to obtain good solutions. In this study, we propose a method to enhance the efficiency of robot body design based on black-box optimization by utilizing large language models (LLMs). In parallel with the sampling process based on black-box optimization, sampling is performed using LLMs, which are provided with problem settings and extensive feedback. We demonstrate that this method enables more efficient exploration of design solutions and discuss its characteristics and limitations.
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spellingShingle Efficient Robot Design with Multi-Objective Black-Box Optimization and Large Language Models
Kawaharazuka, Kento
Obinata, Yoshiki
Kanazawa, Naoaki
Jia, Haoyu
Okada, Kei
Robotics
Various methods for robot design optimization have been developed so far. These methods are diverse, ranging from numerical optimization to black-box optimization. While numerical optimization is fast, it is not suitable for cases involving complex structures or discrete values, leading to frequent use of black-box optimization instead. However, black-box optimization suffers from low sampling efficiency and takes considerable sampling iterations to obtain good solutions. In this study, we propose a method to enhance the efficiency of robot body design based on black-box optimization by utilizing large language models (LLMs). In parallel with the sampling process based on black-box optimization, sampling is performed using LLMs, which are provided with problem settings and extensive feedback. We demonstrate that this method enables more efficient exploration of design solutions and discuss its characteristics and limitations.
title Efficient Robot Design with Multi-Objective Black-Box Optimization and Large Language Models
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.17178