APIARY Astrobee paper trains free-flyer control policy in NVIDIA Isaac Lab

Dec 3, 2025 · Research Publication · NVIDIA · Ai Compute

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  • The APIARY paper describes reinforcement-learning control for autonomous planning in-space assembly using the International Space Station Astrobee platform.
  • A six-degree-of-freedom control policy is trained with PPO in NVIDIA Isaac Lab using randomized goal poses and mass distributions.

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