https://tomsilver.github.io/
I like this POMDP approach because it reduces the problem to figuring out a good set of "clairvoyant experts".
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/2002.03042
I like this POMDP approach because it reduces the problem to figuring out a good set of "clairvoyant experts".
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/2002.03042
As always, meticulous work from @WillShenSaysHi and team. TAMP + GPU is long overdue!
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/2411.11833
As always, meticulous work from @WillShenSaysHi and team. TAMP + GPU is long overdue!
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/2411.11833
tomsilver.github.io/blog/2026/pr...
tomsilver.github.io/blog/2026/pr...
I particularly like using VLMs to guide backtracking in TAMP. Outperforms PDDLStream and LLM3.
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/2510.26139
I particularly like using VLMs to guide backtracking in TAMP. Outperforms PDDLStream and LLM3.
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/2510.26139
A very fun and creative challenge for robot physical reasoning.
Video: sites.google.com/view/learnin...
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/2303.04928
A very fun and creative challenge for robot physical reasoning.
Video: sites.google.com/view/learnin...
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/2303.04928
Love the focus on planning with "low entropy beliefs" -- not full-fledged POMDPs, but also not full observability.
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/2011.09105
Love the focus on planning with "low entropy beliefs" -- not full-fledged POMDPs, but also not full observability.
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/2011.09105
Vibe coding before it was cool.
PDF: dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/ha...
Vibe coding before it was cool.
PDF: dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/ha...
A prescient paper that asks how we might generally program robots like we program computers. Much remains true 42 years later.
PDF: homes.cs.washington.edu/~ztatlock/59...
A prescient paper that asks how we might generally program robots like we program computers. Much remains true 42 years later.
PDF: homes.cs.washington.edu/~ztatlock/59...
I like using learning to "fail fast", with guarantees. Important for TAMP, where there are other MP problems to try next.
PDF: www.roboticsproceedings.org/rss17/p064.pdf
I like using learning to "fail fast", with guarantees. Important for TAMP, where there are other MP problems to try next.
PDF: www.roboticsproceedings.org/rss17/p064.pdf
Impressive results on a difficult and subtle problem, with a nice combo of planning + learning.
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/2202.01426
Impressive results on a difficult and subtle problem, with a nice combo of planning + learning.
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/2202.01426
I like this use of planning to fill in the gaps between subgoals that are directly programmed by end users.
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/2403.13988
I like this use of planning to fill in the gaps between subgoals that are directly programmed by end users.
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/2403.13988
DreamCoder-like robot skill learning. Refactoring helps!
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/2406.18746
DreamCoder-like robot skill learning. Refactoring helps!
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/2406.18746
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A creative synthesis of control theory and search. I like using the Gramian to branch.
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/2412.11270
A creative synthesis of control theory and search. I like using the Gramian to branch.
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/2412.11270
This is some Tony Stark level stuff! XR + robots = future.
Website: mkari.de/reality-prom...
PDF: mkari.de/reality-prom...
This is some Tony Stark level stuff! XR + robots = future.
Website: mkari.de/reality-prom...
PDF: mkari.de/reality-prom...
This is one of those papers that I return to over the years and appreciate more every time. Chock full of ideas.
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/1807.09962
This is one of those papers that I return to over the years and appreciate more every time. Chock full of ideas.
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/1807.09962
This and others have convinced me that I need to learn Koopman! Another perspective on abstraction learning.
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/2303.13446
This and others have convinced me that I need to learn Koopman! Another perspective on abstraction learning.
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/2303.13446
A lesser known classic that is overdue for a revival. Fans of POMDPs will enjoy.
PDF: web.eecs.umich.edu/~baveja/Pape...
A lesser known classic that is overdue for a revival. Fans of POMDPs will enjoy.
PDF: web.eecs.umich.edu/~baveja/Pape...
Nice work on using fast local simulators to plan & learn in large partially observed worlds.
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/2202.01534
Nice work on using fast local simulators to plan & learn in large partially observed worlds.
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/2202.01534
I always enjoy a surprising connection between one problem (COIL) and another (UFL). And I always like work by Shivam Vats!
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/2505.00490
I always enjoy a surprising connection between one problem (COIL) and another (UFL). And I always like work by Shivam Vats!
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/2505.00490
I'm often asked: how might we combine ideas from hierarchical planning and VLAs? This is a good start!
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/2502.19417
I'm often asked: how might we combine ideas from hierarchical planning and VLAs? This is a good start!
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/2502.19417
A very clear introduction to and improvement of RTDP, an online MDP planner that we should all have in our toolkits.
PDF: ftp.cs.ucla.edu/pub/stat_ser...
A very clear introduction to and improvement of RTDP, an online MDP planner that we should all have in our toolkits.
PDF: ftp.cs.ucla.edu/pub/stat_ser...
Classic early work on learning & planning from the team behind STRIPS, A* search, and Shakey the robot (www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmU7...).
PDF: stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:c...
Classic early work on learning & planning from the team behind STRIPS, A* search, and Shakey the robot (www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmU7...).
PDF: stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:c...
My favorite part is the clear running example in 2D (Fig 2 & 4). I want examples like this in my papers!
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/2409.15610
My favorite part is the clear running example in 2D (Fig 2 & 4). I want examples like this in my papers!
PDF: arxiv.org/abs/2409.15610
And other recent papers by the same group---exciting progress in programmatic RL with applications to robotics.
PDF: herowanzhu.github.io/roboscribe.pdf
And other recent papers by the same group---exciting progress in programmatic RL with applications to robotics.
PDF: herowanzhu.github.io/roboscribe.pdf