Deep Reinforcement Learning for Soft, Flexible Robots: Brief Review with Impending Challenges

• Published in: Robotics (Basel) Vol. 8; no. 1; p. 4
• Main Authors: Bhagat, Sarthak, Banerjee, Hritwick, Ho Tse, Zion Tsz, Ren, Hongliang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 2019
• Subjects: Algorithms; Artificial intelligence; Biomimetics; Deep learning; deep reinforcement learning; imitation learning; Machine learning; Robotics; Robots; Simulation; soft robotics; Softness
• ISSN: 2218-6581; 2218-6581
• DOI: 10.3390/robotics8010004

The increasing trend of studying the innate softness of robotic structures and amalgamating it with the benefits of the extensive developments in the field of embodied intelligence has led to the sprouting of a relatively new yet rewarding sphere of technology in intelligent soft robotics. The fusio...