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ARXIV:2602.16444 · ROBOTIC TASK AUTOMATION · SUBMITTED 17 MAR · 19:46 UTC · FRESHNESS STALE
ARXIV:2602.16444ROBOTIC TASK AUTOMATIONSUBMITTED 17 MAR · 19:46 UTCFRESHNESS STALEarXiv
Automate diverse and feasible robotic task generation with RoboGene for enhanced model pre-training and real-world application.
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Automate diverse and feasible robotic task generation with RoboGene for enhanced model pre-training and real-world application. Unlike data collection from web in vision or language, robotic data collection is an active process incurring prohibitive…
The pursuit of general-purpose robotic manipulation is hindered by the scarcity of diverse, real-world interaction data. Unlike data collection from web in vision or language, robotic data collection is an active process incurring prohibitive…
ScienceToStartup currently rates this 8.0/10 on the public viability pass. Results demonstrate that RoboGene significantly outperforms state-of-the-art foundation models (e.g., GPT-4o, Gemini 2.5 Pro).
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10.48550/arXiv.2602.16444Automate diverse and feasible robotic task generation with RoboGene for enhanced model pre-training and real-world application.
Abstract
The pursuit of general-purpose robotic manipulation is hindered by the scarcity of diverse, real-world interaction data. Unlike data collection from web in vision or language, robotic data collection is an active process incurring prohibitive physical costs. Consequently, automated task curation to maximize data value remains a critical yet under-explored challenge. Existing manual methods are unscalable and biased toward common tasks, while off-the-shelf foundation models often hallucinate physically infeasible instructions. To address this, we introduce RoboGene, an agentic framework designed to automate the generation of diverse, physically plausible manipulation tasks across single-arm, dual-arm, and mobile robots. RoboGene integrates three core components: diversity-driven sampling for broad task coverage, self-reflection mechanisms to enforce physical constraints, and human-in-the-loop refinement for continuous improvement. We conduct extensive quantitative analysis and large-scale real-world experiments, collecting datasets of 18k trajectories and introducing novel metrics to assess task quality, feasibility, and diversity. Results demonstrate that RoboGene significantly outperforms state-of-the-art foundation models (e.g., GPT-4o, Gemini 2.5 Pro). Furthermore, real-world experiments show that VLA models pre-trained with RoboGene achieve higher success rates and superior generalization, underscoring the importance of high-quality task generation. Our project is available at https://robogene-boost-vla.github.io.
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Automate diverse and feasible robotic task generation with RoboGene for enhanced model pre-training and real-world application. Unlike data collection from web in vision or language, robotic data collection is an active process incurring prohibitive physical costs.
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The pursuit of general-purpose robotic manipulation is hindered by the scarcity of diverse, real-world interaction data. Unlike data collection from web in vision or language, robotic data collection is an active process incurring prohibitive physical costs.
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ScienceToStartup currently rates this 8.0/10 on the public viability pass. Results demonstrate that RoboGene significantly outperforms state-of-the-art foundation models (e.g., GPT-4o, Gemini 2.5 Pro).
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Robotic Task Automation moved forward this cycle; last verified April 2026. Public score 8.0/10.
Results demonstrate that RoboGene significantly outperforms state-of-the-art foundation models (e.g., GPT-4o, Gemini 2.5 Pro).
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To address this, we introduce RoboGene, an agentic framework designed to automate the generation of diverse, physically plausible manipulation tasks across single-arm, dual-arm, and mobile robots.
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Furthermore, real-world experiments show that VLA models pre-trained with RoboGene achieve higher success rates and superior generalization...
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It uses a Least Frequently Used (LFU) strategy to cover under-explored task spaces...
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...and a self-reflection mechanism ensures tasks meet physical constraints and novelty demands.
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We conduct extensive quantitative analysis and large-scale real-world experiments, collecting datasets of 18k trajectories and introducing novel metrics to assess task quality, feasibility, and diversity.
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The framework may still require significant adaptation for different robotic platforms...
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RoboGene can replace manual task design by human experts, which is often limited and biased.
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