Graph-Based Framework on Bimanual Manipulation Planning from Cooking Recipe

It is difficult to effectively operate a dual-arm robot using only the information written in a cooking recipe. To cope with this problem, this paper proposes a graph-based approach on bimanual cooking motion planning from a cooking recipe. In our approach, we first decompose the cooking recipe into...

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Main Authors: Kota Takata, Takuya Kiyokawa, Natsuki Yamanobe, Ixchel G. Ramirez-Alpizar, Weiwei Wan, Kensuke Harada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Robotics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/11/6/123
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Summary:It is difficult to effectively operate a dual-arm robot using only the information written in a cooking recipe. To cope with this problem, this paper proposes a graph-based approach on bimanual cooking motion planning from a cooking recipe. In our approach, we first decompose the cooking recipe into graph elements. Then, we try to connect the graph elements taking into account the attributes of the input/output nodes. If two graph elements cannot be connected to each other, we search for a graph element that can be inserted between them from a motion database. Since the constructed graph includes the whole sequence of the robot’s motions to perform the cooking task, we can generate a task sequence of a dual-arm manipulator simultaneously performing two different tasks by using two arms. Through experimental study, we show that it is possible to generate robot motions from a cooking recipe and perform the cooking motions while simultaneously moving the left and right arms.
ISSN:2218-6581