arxivcs.RO2026-07-14
Globalized Constrained Stein Variational Inference for Diverse Feasible Robot Motion Planning
Jiayun Li, Georgia Chalvatzaki
Robot motion planning is inherently multimodal, yet classical planners typically return only a single solution. Probabilistic formulations address this limitation by maintaining a distribution over motions, allowing the planner to reason over multiple low-cost alternatives. In ro…