Deep reinforcement learning for robotics: A survey of real-world successes

C Tang, B Abbatematteo, J Hu… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Reinforcement learning (RL), particularly its combination with deep neural networks,
referred to as deep RL (DRL), has shown tremendous promise across a wide range of …

Extreme parkour with legged robots

X Cheng, K Shi, A Agarwal… - 2024 IEEE International …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Humans can perform parkour by traversing obstacles in a highly dynamic fashion requiring
precise eye-muscle coordination and movement. Getting robots to do the same task requires …

Learning-based legged locomotion: State of the art and future perspectives

S Ha, J Lee, M van de Panne, Z Xie… - … Journal of Robotics …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Legged locomotion holds the premise of universal mobility, a critical capability for many real-
world robotic applications. Both model-based and learning-based approaches have …

Lifelike agility and play in quadrupedal robots using reinforcement learning and generative pre-trained models

L Han, Q Zhu, J Sheng, C Zhang, T Li… - Nature Machine …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Knowledge from animals and humans inspires robotic innovations. Numerous
efforts have been made to achieve agile locomotion in quadrupedal robots through classical …

Not only rewards but also constraints: Applications on legged robot locomotion

Y Kim, H Oh, J Lee, J Choi, G Ji, M Jung… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Several earlier studies have shown impressive control performance in complex robotic
systems by designing the controller using a neural network and training it with model-free …

Learning vision-based bipedal locomotion for challenging terrain

H Duan, B Pandit, MS Gadde… - … on Robotics and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Reinforcement learning (RL) for bipedal locomotion has recently demonstrated robust gaits
over moderate terrains using only proprioceptive sensing. However, such blind controllers …

Learning agile locomotion on risky terrains

C Zhang, N Rudin, D Hoeller… - 2024 IEEE/RSJ …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Quadruped robots have shown remarkable mobility on various terrains through
reinforcement learning. Yet, in the presence of sparse footholds and risky terrains such as …

Robots that evolve on demand

R Baines, F Fish, J Bongard… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Now more than ever, researchers are rethinking the way robots are designed and controlled—
from the algorithms that govern their actions to the very atomic structure of the materials they …

Humanmimic: Learning natural locomotion and transitions for humanoid robot via wasserstein adversarial imitation

A Tang, T Hiraoka, N Hiraoka, F Shi… - … on Robotics and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Transferring human motion skills to humanoid robots remains a significant challenge. In this
study, we introduce a Wasserstein adversarial imitation learning system, allowing humanoid …

Design and control of a bipedal robotic character

R Grandia, E Knoop, MA Hopkins, G Wiedebach… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2025 - arxiv.org
Legged robots have achieved impressive feats in dynamic locomotion in challenging
unstructured terrain. However, in entertainment applications, the design and control of these …