Assistive Gym: A Physics Simulation Framework for Assistive Robotics

Understand

Autonomous robots have the potential to serve as versatile caregivers that improve quality of life for millions of people worldwide.

• Yet, conducting research in this area presents numerous challenges, including the risks of physical interaction between people and robots.
• Physics simulations have been used to optimize and train robots for physical assistance, but have typically focused on a single task.
• In this paper, we present Assistive Gym, an open source physics simulation framework for assistive robots that models multiple tasks.