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This arXiv paper proposes a way to enforce Signal Temporal Logic constraints on a pretrained robotics foundation model at inference time, without changing its weights. At each step it adjusts the action distribution minimally so that a hard feasibility condition holds over the remaining horizon. The results are simulation-only, so the practical value depends on whether the approach holds up on physical robots and on how much computation the per-step optimization adds. Readers interested in deploying foundation models with verifiable behavioral guarantees should find it relevant.
Specification-Aware Distribution Shaping for Robotics Foundation Models
arXiv:2603.17969v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Robotics foundation models have demonstrated strong capabilities in executing natural language instructions across diverse tasks and environments. However, they remain largely data-driven and lack formal guarantees on constraint satisfaction during deployment. In practice, robots often need to comply with operational constraints involving rich spatio-temporal requirements such as time-bounded goal visits, sequential objectives, and persistent safety conditions. In this work, we propose a specification-aware action distribution optimization framework that enforces a broad class of Signal Temporal Logic (STL) constraints during execution of a pretrained robotics foundation model without modifying its parameters. At each decision step, the method computes a minimally modified action distribution that satisfies a hard STL feasibility constraint by reasoning over the remaining horizon using forward dynamics propagation. We validate the proposed framework in simulation using state-of-the-art robotics foundation models across multiple environments and complex specifications.
Abstract:Robotics foundation models have demonstrated strong capabilities in executing natural language instructions across diverse tasks and environments. However, they remain largely data-driven and lack formal guarantees on constraint satisfaction during deployment. In practice, robots often need to comply with operational constraints involving rich spatio-temporal requirements such as time-bounded goal visits, sequential objectives, and persistent safety conditions. In this work, we propose a specification-aware action distribution optimization framework that enforces a broad class of Signal Temporal Logic (STL) constraints during execution of a pretrained robotics foundation model without modifying its parameters. At each decision step, the method computes a minimally modified action distribution that satisfies a hard STL feasibility constraint by reasoning over the remaining horizon using forward dynamics propagation. We validate the proposed framework in simulation using state-of-the-art robotics foundation models across multiple environments and complex specifications.
Robotics (cs.RO); Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
arXiv:2603.17969 [cs.RO]
(or arXiv:2603.17969v2 [cs.RO] for this version)
https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2603.17969 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite
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