Potential Based Reward Shaping

# Potential-Based Reward Shaping: A Comprehensive Guide Imagine training a robot to navigate a complex maze. Without any guidance, it might wander aimlessly for ages before stumbling upon the exit. This is where reward shaping comes in, and potential-based reward shaping takes it to the next level. It’s a powerful technique that can dramatically accelerate the learning process in reinforcement learning (RL) by providing informative rewards that guide the agent toward optimal behavior. This gui