Performer-MPC: Navigation via real-time, on-robot transformers

Posted by Krzysztof Choromanski, Staff Research Scientist, Robotics at Google, and Xuesu Xiao, Visiting Researcher, George Mason University

Despite decades of research, we don’t see many mobile robots roaming our homes, offices, and streets. Real-world robot navigation in human-centric environments remains an unsolved problem. These challenging situations require safe and efficient navigation through tight spaces, such as squeezing between coffee tables and couches, maneuvering in tight corners, doorways, untidy rooms, and more. An equally critical requirement is to navigate in …

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