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Teleoperation

Human-in-the-loop control for collecting robot demonstration data.

What Is Teleoperation?

Teleoperation is remote control of a robot by a human operator. In robot learning, it's the primary way to collect demonstrations: the human moves the robot (or a master device), and the system records state-action trajectories for imitation learning.

Types

  • Kinesthetic teaching — Operator physically guides the robot arm.
  • Bimanual teleop — Two arms controlled by two master arms (e.g., ALOHA).
  • Mobile + manipulation — Mobile base + arms (e.g., Mobile ALOHA).
  • Haptic / VR — Operator uses haptic devices or VR controllers.

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