OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000002279

System and method for training and navigating a robot

Published: 2026-09-15T19:11:56.839541Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002279
Categories: Robotics & Automation > Robot Architectures

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ABSTRACT

A system and a method for training and navigating a robot in an unmapped
environment is disclosed. The method includes, training a movement model for
the robot by recording and analyzing movement data of the robot as the robot
moves over a plurality of walks within an environment, wherein the training is
based on a mixed exploration strategy that incorporates a novelty-based
exploration factor into a random exploration strategy, solving a planning task
using the movement model, evaluating the movement model based on a planning
error that represents a distance between the goal location and a final
position reached by the robot on solving the planning task and navigating an
unmapped environment including a source and a destination based on actions
output by the trained movement model that successfully solves the planning
task during the evaluation.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000002279
Published 2026-09-15T19:11:56.839541Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002279