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arxiv: 2606.07389 · v1 · pith:Z3I5VI3Wnew · submitted 2026-06-05 · 💻 cs.RO

Simulation-Driven Imitation Learning for Biosignals-Free Shared-Autonomy Prosthetic Grasping

Kaijie Shi , Wanglong Lu , Huiling Chen , Vinicius Prado da Fonseca , Ting Zou , Hanli Zhao , Xianta Jiang This is my paper

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keywords prosthetic graspingimitation learningsim-to-real transfershared autonomybiosignals-free controlreach-to-graspsimulation frameworkupper-limb prosthetics
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The pith

Simulation generates diverse demonstrations that let imitation learning policies for biosignals-free prosthetic grasping reach over 90 percent success after real-world transfer.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper tries to show that a simulation framework can automatically create large numbers of varied reach-to-grasp demonstrations from a virtual wrist camera, replacing the need for costly real human data collection. These demonstrations train imitation learning policies that transfer to actual prosthetic hands. If the claim holds, shared-autonomy control becomes more practical because training scales without depending on physiological signals or extensive user recordings. A sympathetic reader would care because the work targets the data bottleneck that currently limits natural, low-effort prosthetic manipulation.

Core claim

The authors present a simulation framework that combines physically feasible grasp synthesis, retargeted natural reaching trajectories, and reach-grasp-lift execution inside procedurally generated indoor scenes. Wrist-view images, proprioception, and actions are recorded to form a large demonstration dataset. Policies trained on this data achieve over 90 percent grasp success in three realistic settings, exceed baseline imitation learning methods, and show improved generalization to new objects and scenes.

What carries the argument

The simulation framework that automatically produces diverse reach-to-grasp demonstrations from a wrist-mounted virtual camera using grasp synthesis and trajectory retargeting.

If this is right

  • Prosthetic grasping policies can be trained at scale without collecting large volumes of real-world human demonstrations.
  • The resulting policies achieve high success rates when transferred to physical upper-limb prosthetics in realistic conditions.
  • Imitation learning methods gain stronger object and scene generalization from the consistent simulated data than from limited real demonstrations.
  • Biosignals-free shared-autonomy control becomes feasible for reach-to-grasp tasks using only wrist-view observations and proprioception.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same simulation approach might lower the cost of adapting control policies to different prosthetic hardware designs.
  • Similar automated demonstration generation could support training for other manipulation tasks where real data is difficult to obtain.
  • Longer-term testing with users who have varying levels of amputation could clarify how well the policies feel natural in daily use.

Load-bearing premise

The simulated demonstrations are rich enough and consistent enough for imitation learning policies to transfer to real prosthetic hands without large performance losses from domain differences.

What would settle it

Deploying the trained policy on a physical prosthetic hand and measuring grasp success rates well below 90 percent across varied real objects and indoor scenes would show the simulation data is insufficient.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2606.07389 by Hanli Zhao, Huiling Chen, Kaijie Shi, Ting Zou, Vinicius Prado da Fonseca, Wanglong Lu, Xianta Jiang.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: Overview of the proposed simulated data collection framework. Given an object and a hand model, we first synthesize feasible grasps (a). A human wrist trajectory for reaching and grasping (b) is then sampled and retargeted to the synthesize grasp before being executed in the simulation environment (c). During this process, wrist-view images, proprioceptive measurements and action targets are recorded to bu… view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: 200 objects used in this paper. sequence in simulation (Section III-D), while recording wrist￾camera images, proprioception, and joint actions to construct the dataset for training autonomous grasping models. A. Objects and Prosthetic hand Objects. As shown in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_2.png] view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: Wide-angle corner views of ten indoor rooms were generated with Infinigen Indoors [59] and used in our experiments. to other multi-DOF prosthetic hands with minimal changes, primarily in action-space definition, kinematic retargeting, and sensor calibration, provided that a suitable 3D model of the target hand is available for simulation. System Identification. We calibrate joint dynamics in simulation via… view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: Generalization performance for models trained on diverse number of objects, and rooms. ’SR’ means success rate, ’CR’ means close before lifting rate, and ’OR’ means open during reaching rate. (42.40% vs. 44.20%), while VTM-VAE maintains markedly higher CR (94.50% vs. 85.96%) and similar OR (92.70% vs. 93.90%). In contrast, the prosthetic-specific diffusion baseline HannesImitation underperforms across all … view at source ↗
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: Objects, wearable prosthetic hand, and three scenes used in the realistic-setting experiments. A. Objects, prosthetic hand, and scenes Objects [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_5.png] view at source ↗
read the original abstract

Biosignals-free shared-autonomy control of upper-limb prosthetic hands aims to enable natural and low-effort manipulation without relying on EMG or other physiological signals. Recent imitation-learning-based approaches have shown promising results, but their scalability is limited by the cost and variability of collecting large amounts of real-world human demonstration data. In this work, we present a scalable simulation framework that automatically generates diverse reach-to-grasp demonstrations from a wrist-mounted virtual camera. The framework combines physically feasible grasp synthesis, natural reaching trajectories retargeting, and reach--grasp--lift execution in procedurally generated indoor environments. It records wrist-view observations, proprioception, and actions to build a large-scale demonstration dataset for imitation learning. Through extensive simulation benchmarks, we evaluate object and scene generalization and compare several representative state-of-the-art imitation learning methods. Results show that the simulated demonstrations are sufficiently rich and consistent for effective policy learning. In three realistic settings, the learned sim-to-real policy achieves over 90\% grasp success, surpasses baseline methods, and exhibits stronger generalization, highlighting the promise of simulation-driven training for biosignals-free shared-autonomy prosthetic grasping. The demonstrations are available at \href{https://sites.google.com/view/sim-prosthetic-grasp/home}{https://sites.google.com/view/sim-prosthetic-grasp/home}.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

2 major / 2 minor

Summary. The paper introduces a scalable simulation framework for automatically generating diverse reach-to-grasp demonstrations using physically feasible grasp synthesis, natural trajectory retargeting, and procedural indoor environments with wrist-mounted camera observations. These demonstrations train imitation learning policies for biosignals-free shared-autonomy prosthetic grasping. Simulation benchmarks compare state-of-the-art IL methods on object and scene generalization, and real-world experiments in three settings report over 90% grasp success for the sim-to-real policy, outperforming baselines with stronger generalization. Demonstrations are made publicly available.

Significance. If the reported sim-to-real transfer holds, the work provides a practical path to scale imitation learning for prosthetic control by replacing costly real-world human demonstrations with procedurally generated simulation data. This could lower barriers to developing natural, low-effort shared-autonomy systems. The public release of the demonstration dataset supports reproducibility and further research in the area.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract, §4] Abstract and §4 (Results): The central claim that simulated demonstrations are 'sufficiently rich and consistent' for >90% real-world grasp success and superior generalization rests on the three realistic settings; however, without explicit quantification of domain gap (e.g., distribution of object poses, lighting variance, or wrist-camera calibration differences between sim and real), it is difficult to determine whether the success generalizes beyond the tested cases or reflects post-hoc environment selection.
  2. [§3, §5] §3 (Framework) and §5 (Experiments): The pipeline combines grasp synthesis, retargeting, and IL training, but the manuscript does not report an ablation isolating the contribution of procedural environment generation versus grasp synthesis alone; this leaves open whether the reported gains over baselines are driven primarily by data volume or by the specific procedural diversity.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] The abstract states results for 'several representative state-of-the-art imitation learning methods' but does not name them; adding the specific algorithms (e.g., BC, GAIL, or others) in the abstract would improve clarity.
  2. [§4] Figure captions and §4 should explicitly state the number of trials per setting and whether success is measured over consecutive lifts or single grasps to allow direct comparison with prior prosthetic grasping literature.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the positive assessment and recommendation for minor revision. We address each major comment below and will update the manuscript accordingly.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract, §4] Abstract and §4 (Results): The central claim that simulated demonstrations are 'sufficiently rich and consistent' for >90% real-world grasp success and superior generalization rests on the three realistic settings; however, without explicit quantification of domain gap (e.g., distribution of object poses, lighting variance, or wrist-camera calibration differences between sim and real), it is difficult to determine whether the success generalizes beyond the tested cases or reflects post-hoc environment selection.

    Authors: We agree that explicit quantification of the domain gap would provide stronger support for the generalization claims. The three settings were selected as representative indoor scenarios with varied objects and layouts rather than post-hoc choices, and the consistent >90% success rates across them indicate effective sim-to-real transfer. In the revised manuscript, we will add quantitative analysis of key domain-gap factors, including statistics on object pose distributions, lighting variance, and wrist-camera calibration differences between simulation and real setups. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [§3, §5] §3 (Framework) and §5 (Experiments): The pipeline combines grasp synthesis, retargeting, and IL training, but the manuscript does not report an ablation isolating the contribution of procedural environment generation versus grasp synthesis alone; this leaves open whether the reported gains over baselines are driven primarily by data volume or by the specific procedural diversity.

    Authors: We concur that an ablation isolating the role of procedural environment generation would clarify the source of performance gains. The reported results evaluate the integrated pipeline against baselines but do not separate the contributions of procedural diversity from grasp synthesis. In the revision, we will add an ablation comparing policies trained on grasp-synthesis-only demonstrations versus the full procedurally generated dataset to quantify the impact of the procedural component. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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full rationale

The paper is an empirical simulation study that generates demonstration data procedurally and evaluates imitation learning policies via benchmarks and real-world transfer experiments. No equations, derivations, or parameter-fitting steps are present in the abstract or described pipeline, so no claimed prediction reduces to its inputs by construction. The central success claims rest on experimental outcomes rather than self-referential definitions or self-citation chains that would force the result.

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