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RL-Driven Data Generation for Robust Vision-Based Dexterous Grasping

arXiv 2504.18084 ↗First posted 25 Apr 2025cs.ROcited by 2

On the map: Deep reinforcement learning methods → RL for robot locomotion and manipulation

Abstract (arXiv)

This work presents reinforcement learning (RL)-driven data augmentation to improve the generalization of vision-action (VA) models for dexterous grasping. While real-to-sim-to-real frameworks, where a few real demonstrations seed large-scale simulated data, have proven effective for VA models, applying them to dexterous settings remains challenging: obtaining stable multi-finger contacts is nontrivial across diverse object shapes. To address this, we leverage RL to generate contact-rich grasping data across varied geometries. In line with the real-to-sim-to-real paradigm, the grasp skill is formulated as a parameterized and tunable reference trajectory refined by a residual policy learned via RL. This modular design enables trajectory-level control that is both consistent with real demonstrations and adaptable to diverse object geometries. A vision-conditioned policy trained on simulation-augmented data demonstrates strong generalization to unseen objects, highlighting the potential of our approach to alleviate the data bottleneck in training VA models.

Key facts. Cited by 2 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026). Placed in RL for robot locomotion and manipulation, one of 15 directions in Deep reinforcement learning methods. Builds on 20 of its 34 references that are in the map. First posted on arXiv 25 Apr 2025.

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  3. 2025DexGraspVLA: A Vision-Language-Action Framework Towards General Dexterous Grasping
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  5. 2025GR-RL: Going Dexterous and Precise for Long-Horizon Robotic Manipulation
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  7. 2025DexVLG: Dexterous Vision-Language-Grasp Model at Scale
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