arXiv AI

Large language model and reinforcement learning based autonomous construction and progress updates

The paper proposes an autonomous construction system that combines a large language model (ChatGPT‑5) with a reinforcement learning algorithm to control a mobile crane during retaining wall construction. An enhanced soft actor‑critic model plans crane actions, while robot kinematics ensure these actions are executable. The system also uses a custom embedding model to extract relevant construction data and generates progress updates, safety information, and reports.

arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 10

Learning to build covering structures with continuous adjustments

The paper presents HSAC, a reinforcement learning method that builds covering structures without predefined plans, using graph-structured states and a mixed action space of discrete block selection and continuous placement. It extends soft actor-critic with unilateral edges in graph neural networks to efficiently explore while simulating stability. Experiments show HSAC outperforms hybrid-PPO, remains robust to hyperparameters, and successfully transfers to a real two-robot 3D‑printed arch construction.

By Gabriel Vallat, Maryam Kamgarpour, Stefana Parascho
Hugging Face Trending Papers
Sep 8

Learning to build covering structures with continuous adjustments

The paper presents a reinforcement learning method, HSAC, that builds covering structures without relying on rigid, pre‑planned sequences. It uses graph‑structured state representations and a mixed action space to select blocks and adjust their placement continuously, while an efficient exploration strategy incorporates unilateral edges into graph neural networks. HSAC outperforms the prior hybrid‑PPO approach, shows strong sample efficiency, robustness to hyperparameters, and successfully transfers policies from simulation to a real two‑robot 3D‑printed block construction task.

arXiv AI
6d ago

Progress Reward Model for Reinforcement Learning via Large Language Models

The paper introduces PRM4RL, a framework that combines task planning and dense reward generation using large language models for reinforcement learning. It decomposes complex tasks into manageable subtasks and employs a fine‑grained progress function to monitor execution, which is then used to construct a Progress Reward Model for potential‑based reward shaping. Experiments on robotics control tasks show that PRM4RL outperforms existing LLM‑based planning and reward methods, achieving state‑of‑the‑art performance.

By Xiuhui Zhang, Ning Gao, Xingyu Jiang, Yihui Chen, Yuheng Pan, Mohan Zhang, Yue Deng
arXiv AI
Sep 12

Discovering Temporal Structure: An Overview of Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning

The paper reviews hierarchical reinforcement learning (HRL) as a method for enabling agents to explore, plan, and learn in complex, open-ended environments by uncovering temporal structure in experience streams. It discusses the unclear definition of what makes a structure useful, the benefits of HRL for decision‑making challenges, and its impact on AI agent performance trade‑offs. The authors survey various HRL methods—from online learning to offline datasets and large language model integration—and outline the challenges and suitable domains for temporal structure discovery.

By Martin Klissarov, Akhil Bagaria, Ziyan Luo, George Konidaris, Doina Precup, Marlos C. Machado
arXiv AI
Jul 21

Building2Building: A Large Scale Benchmark for Generalizable Real-World Reinforcement Learning

arXiv:2607. 16534v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Reinforcement learning (RL) has achieved strong results in control, yet learned policies remain brittle to changes in dynamics, action spaces, observation spaces, or goals, a critical limitation for real-world deployment.

By Vincent Taboga, Justin Veilleux, Doseok Jang, Anushree Rankawat, Pierre-Luc Bacon
Hugging Face Trending Papers
Jun 24

MiniOpt: Reasoning to Model and Solve General Optimization Problems with Limited Resources

Achieving strong optimization generalization across diverse optimization problems while requiring limited training resources remains a challenging problem for optimization-oriented large language models (LLMs). Existing approaches typically rely on large-scale supervised datasets, costly reasoning annotations, and expensive intermediate step verification, resulting in substantial training overhead.