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Vansh Garg, Rohit Jayanti, Krish Pandya, Sarthak Chittawar, Siddharth Tourani, Muhammad Haris Khan, Sourav Garg, Madhava Krishna
MASt3R-Nav introduces a visual navigation system that uses pixel-relative 3D maps derived from a 3D foundation model to generate dense, geometrically informed WayPixel Costmaps. This enables a learning-based controller to achieve an 81.77 SPL on typical navigation tasks and demonstrates effective sim-to-real transfer.
Key insights
- Geometrically accurate navigation is achievable using relative pixel-level geometry without requiring globally consistent 3D maps or precise global pose estimation.
- A dense, pixel-level 'WayPixel Costmap' serves as a superior planning-control interface, enabling learning-based controllers to exploit subtle geometric cues for more precise navigation.
- The pixel-relative mapping approach demonstrates strong sim-to-real transferability, allowing policies trained in simulation to effectively guide robots in real-world environments.
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