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Four-legged robot learns to climb ladders
The proliferation of robots like Boston Dynamics’ Spot has showcased the versatility of quadrupeds. These systems have thrived at walking up stairs,
ETH Zurich, which has been behind some of the most exciting quadrupedal robot research of recent vintage, has demonstrated a path forward. “This work expands the scope of industrial quadruped robot applications beyond inspection on nominal terrains to challenging infrastructural features in the environment,” the researchers write, “highlighting synergies between robot morphology and control policy when performing complex skills.” The system can correct itself in real-time, adjusting its climb instances in which it has misjudged a run or incorrectly timed a step.
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