Between MDPs and semi-MDPs: A framework for temporal abstraction in reinforcement learning

RS Sutton, D Precup, S Singh - Artificial intelligence, 1999 - Elsevier
Learning, planning, and representing knowledge at multiple levels of temporal abstraction
are key, longstanding challenges for AI. In this paper we consider how these challenges can …

Multiagent systems: A survey from a machine learning perspective

P Stone, M Veloso - Autonomous Robots, 2000 - Springer
Abstract Distributed Artificial Intelligence (DAI) has existed as a subfield of AI for less than
two decades. DAI is concerned with systems that consist of multiple independent entities that …

Robocup: The robot world cup initiative

H Kitano, M Asada, Y Kuniyoshi, I Noda… - Proceedings of the first …, 1997 - dl.acm.org
Abstract The Robot World Cup Initiative (RoboCup) is an attempt to foster AI and intelligent
robotics research by providing a standard problem where wide range of technologies can be …

RoboCup: A challenge problem for AI

H Kitano, M Asada, Y Kuniyoshi, I Noda, E Osawa… - AI magazine, 1997 - ojs.aaai.org
Abstract The Robot World-Cup Soccer (RoboCup) is an attempt to foster AI and intelligent
robotics research by providing a standard problem where a wide range of technologies can …

[BOOK][B] Layered learning in multiagent systems

PH Stone - 1998 - search.proquest.com
Multi-agent systems in complex, real-time domains require agents to act effectively both
autonomously and as part of a team. This dissertation addresses multi-agent systems …

Modular deep reinforcement learning from reward and punishment for robot navigation

J Wang, S Elfwing, E Uchibe - Neural Networks, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Modular Reinforcement Learning decomposes a monolithic task into several tasks
with sub-goals and learns each one in parallel to solve the original problem. Such learning …

Soccer server: A tool for research on multiagent systems

I Noda, H Matsubara, K Hiraki… - Applied Artificial …, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
This article describes Soccer Server, a simulator of the game of soccer designed as a
benchmark for evaluating multiagent systems and cooperative algorithms. In real life …

Human-robot collaborative high-level control with application to rescue robotics

P Schillinger, S Kohlbrecher… - 2016 IEEE International …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Motivated by the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC), the application of operator assisted
(semi-) autonomous robots with highly complex locomotion and manipulation abilities is …

Robocup: A challenge problem for ai and robotics

H Kitano, M Asada, Y Kuniyoshi, I Noda… - RoboCup-97: Robot …, 1998 - Springer
RoboCup is an attempt to foster AI and intelligent robotics research by providing a standard
problem where wide range of technologies can be integrated and examined. The first …

Leveraging task modularity in reinforcement learning for adaptable industry 4.0 automation

Q Chen, B Heydari… - Journal of …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The vision of Industry 4.0 is to materialize the notion of a lot-size of one through enhanced
adaptability and resilience of manufacturing and logistics operations to dynamic changes or …