RoboTurk - Crowdsourcing Robotics
Robotic Skill Learning with Large Human Datasets Previous Next [August 2021] robomimic – We released robomimic, a framework for robot learning from demonstration. It offers a broad set of demonstration datasets collected on robot manipulation domains with RoboTurk, and learning algorithms to
Before you start
- Basic Python familiarity
- Comfort with algebra or calculus basics
- Interest in robotics systems
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Robotic Skill Learning with Large Human Datasets
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[August 2021] robomimic – We released robomimic, a framework for robot learning from demonstration. It offers a broad set of demonstration datasets collected on robot manipulation domains with RoboTurk, and learning algorithms to learn from these datasets. [May 2021] Multi-Arm RoboTurk – MART was nominated as a best multi-robot systems paper finalist at ICRA 2021! [December 2020] Human-in-the-Loop Imitation Learning – We rec
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What will I learn in RoboTurk - Crowdsourcing Robotics?
Robotic Skill Learning with Large Human Datasets Previous Next [August 2021] robomimic – We released robomimic, a framework for robot learning from demonstration. It offers a broad set of demonstration datasets collected on robot manipulation domains with RoboTurk, and learning a
Is RoboTurk - Crowdsourcing Robotics free?
Yes — this guide is free to access through Stanford Online. Some providers may offer paid certificates separately.
Do I need any prerequisites?
Recommended prep: Basic Python familiarity; Comfort with algebra or calculus basics; Interest in robotics systems.
How long does it take?
1 hours total. Most learners complete this guide in self-directed sessions over a few weeks.
Does it offer a certificate?
This guide does not include a formal certificate. Focus is on the learning material itself.
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