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Nitish Sontakke

4 accepted papers

2024

BayRnTune: Adaptive Bayesian Domain Randomization via Strategic Fine-tuning

IROS 2024poster

Domain randomization (DR), which entails training a policy with randomized dynamics, has proven to be a simple yet effective algorithm for reducing the gap between simulation and the real world. However, DR often requires careful tuning of randomization parameters. Methods like Bayesian Domain Rando…

Cited by 3SourceScholar
2023

Learning a Single Policy for Diverse Behaviors on a Quadrupedal Robot Using Scalable Motion Imitation

IROS 2023poster

Learning various motor skills for quadrupedal robots is a challenging problem that requires careful design of task-specific mathematical models or reward descriptions. In this work, we propose to learn a single capable policy using deep reinforcement learning by imitating a large number of reference…

Cited by 4SourceScholar
2023

Residual Physics Learning and System Identification for Sim-to-real Transfer of Policies on Buoyancy Assisted Legged Robots

IROS 2023poster

The light and soft characteristics of Buoyancy Assisted Lightweight Legged Unit (BALLU) robots have a great potential to provide intrinsically safe interactions in environments involving humans, unlike many heavy and rigid robots. However, their unique and sensitive dynamics impose challenges to obt…

Cited by 11SourceScholar