Experiments in Replicating Science

SEDRo: A Simulated Environment for Developmental Robotics

Aishwarya Pothula, Md Ashaduzzaman Rubel Mondol, Sanath Narasimhan, Sm Mazharul Islam, Deokgun Park
Published: Sept. 3, 2020
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Abstract

Even with impressive advances in application-specific models, we still lack knowledge about how to build a model that can learn in a human-like way and do multiple tasks. To learn in a human-like way, we need to provide a diverse experience that is comparable to humans. In this paper, we introduce our ongoing effort to build a simulated environment for developmental robotics (SEDRo). SEDRo provides diverse human experiences ranging from those of a fetus to a 12th-month-old. A series of simulated tests based on developmental psychology will be used to evaluate the progress of a learning model. We anticipate SEDRo to lower the cost of entry and facilitate research in the developmental robotics community.