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20182026
most citedA data-efficient geometrically inspired polynomial kernel for robot inverse dynamics

24 citations · 46 across the 18 of their papers we have counts for

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19 papers

cs.RO2026

Hierarchical Topology-Aware Planning and Control of Underwater Vehicle-Manipulator Systems in Confined Environments

Mohamed Abdelwahab, Ruggero Carli, Damiano Varagnolo +1

This paper addresses autonomous intervention with an underwater vehicle--manipulator system (UVMS) in confined, cluttered, and partially known environments, where poor maneuverabil…

cs.RO2025

A Robust Controller based on Gaussian Processes for Robotic Manipulators with Unknown Uncertainty

Giulio Giacomuzzo, Mohamed Abdelwahab, Marco Calì +2

In this paper, we propose a novel learning-based robust feedback linearization strategy to ensure precise trajectory tracking for an important family of Lagrangian systems. We assu…

cs.LG2025

Accelerating Model-Based Reinforcement Learning using Non-Linear Trajectory Optimization

Marco Calì, Giulio Giacomuzzo, Ruggero Carli +1

This paper addresses the slow policy optimization convergence of Monte Carlo Probabilistic Inference for Learning Control (MC-PILCO), a state-of-the-art model-based reinforcement l…

cs.RO2025

Learning global control of underactuated systems with Model-Based Reinforcement Learning

Niccolò Turcato, Marco Calì, Alberto Dalla Libera +3

This short paper describes our proposed solution for the third edition of the "AI Olympics with RealAIGym" competition, held at ICRA 2025. We employed Monte-Carlo Probabilistic Inf…

cs.RO2025

Reinforcement Learning for Robust Athletic Intelligence: Lessons from the 2nd 'AI Olympics with RealAIGym' Competition

Felix Wiebe, Niccolò Turcato, Alberto Dalla Libera +17

In the field of robotics many different approaches ranging from classical planning over optimal control to reinforcement learning (RL) are developed and borrowed from other fields…

cs.RO2025

Data efficient Robotic Object Throwing with Model-Based Reinforcement Learning

Niccolò Turcato, Giulio Giacomuzzo, Matteo Terreran +3

Pick-and-place (PnP) operations, featuring object grasping and trajectory planning, are fundamental in industrial robotics applications. Despite many advancements in the field, PnP…

cs.RO2024

Learning control of underactuated double pendulum with Model-Based Reinforcement Learning

Niccolò Turcato, Alberto Dalla Libera, Giulio Giacomuzzo +2

This report describes our proposed solution for the second AI Olympics competition held at IROS 2024. Our solution is based on a recent Model-Based Reinforcement Learning algorithm…

cs.RO2024

Adaptive Robust Controller for handling Unknown Uncertainty of Robotic Manipulators

Mohamed Abdelwahab, Giulio Giacomuzzo, Alberto Dalla Libera +1

The ability to achieve precise and smooth trajectory tracking is crucial for ensuring the successful execution of various tasks involving robotic manipulators. State-of-the-art tec…

cs.LG2024

Exploiting Estimation Bias in Clipped Double Q-Learning for Continous Control Reinforcement Learning Tasks

Niccolò Turcato, Alberto Sinigaglia, Alberto Dalla Libera +2

Continuous control Deep Reinforcement Learning (RL) approaches are known to suffer from estimation biases, leading to suboptimal policies. This paper introduces innovative methods…

cs.RO2023

Forward Dynamics Estimation from Data-Driven Inverse Dynamics Learning

Alberto Dalla Libera, Giulio Giacomuzzo, Ruggero Carli +2

In this paper, we propose to estimate the forward dynamics equations of mechanical systems by learning a model of the inverse dynamics and estimating individual dynamics components…

eess.SY2023★ 13 cited

A Learning-based Nonlinear Model Predictive Controller for a Real Go-Kart based on Black-box Dynamics Modeling through Gaussian Processes

Enrico Picotti, Enrico Mion, Alberto Dalla Libera +5

Lately, Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC)has been successfully applied to (semi-) autonomous driving problems and has proven to be a very promising technique. However, accu…

cs.RO2023

Learning Control from Raw Position Measurements

Fabio Amadio, Alberto Dalla Libera, Daniel Nikovski +2

We propose a Model-Based Reinforcement Learning (MBRL) algorithm named VF-MC-PILCO, specifically designed for application to mechanical systems where velocities cannot be directly…

eess.SY2021★ 7 cited

Control of Mechanical Systems via Feedback Linearization Based on Black-Box Gaussian Process Models

Alberto Dalla Libera, Fabio Amadio, Daniel Nikovski +2

In this paper, we consider the use of black-box Gaussian process (GP) models for trajectory tracking control based on feedback linearization, in the context of mechanical systems.…

cs.RO2021

Model-based Policy Search for Partially Measurable Systems

Fabio Amadio, Alberto Dalla Libera, Ruggero Carli +2

In this paper, we propose a Model-Based Reinforcement Learning (MBRL) algorithm for Partially Measurable Systems (PMS), i.e., systems where the state can not be directly measured,…

cs.RO2019★ 2 cited

Proprioceptive Robot Collision Detection through Gaussian Process Regression

Dalla Libera Alberto, Tosello Elisa, Pillonetto Gianluigi +2

This paper proposes a proprioceptive collision detection algorithm based on Gaussian Regression. Compared to sensor-based collision detection and other proprioceptive algorithms, t…

cs.LG2019

A novel Multiplicative Polynomial Kernel for Volterra series identification

Alberto Dalla Libera, Ruggero Carli, Gianluigi Pillonetto

Volterra series are especially useful for nonlinear system identification, also thanks to their capability to approximate a broad range of input-output maps. However, their identif…

cs.RO2019★ 24 cited

A data-efficient geometrically inspired polynomial kernel for robot inverse dynamics

Alberto Dalla Libera, Ruggero Carli

In this paper, we introduce a novel data-driven inverse dynamics estimator based on Gaussian Process Regression. Driven by the fact that the inverse dynamics can be described as a…

cs.RO2019

Robot kinematic structure classification from time series of visual data

Alberto Dalla Libera, Matteo Terzi, Alessandro Rossi +2

In this paper we present a novel algorithm to solve the robot kinematic structure identification problem. Given a time series of data, typically obtained processing a set of visual…

cs.RO2018

Semiparametrical Gaussian Processes Learning of Forward Dynamical Models for Navigating in a Circular Maze

Diego Romeres, Devesh Jha, Alberto Dalla Libera +2

This paper presents a problem of model learning for the purpose of learning how to navigate a ball to a goal state in a circular maze environment with two degrees of freedom. The m…