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Engineers develop robot that judges its surroundings and walks, runs, and jumps like an animal

An era in which robots decide "how to walk" on their own has arrived. A four-legged robot has been developed that, much like ...

Stealthy Toyota spinout gets one of Boston area’s biggest robotics deals ever

The Boston robotics scene got a jolt on Wednesday when a secretive startup founded this year with ties to MIT and automotive ...
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The Arduino single propeller drone project continues

Part 4 of the Arduino single propeller drone build dives deeper into the design, electronics, and testing process. Follow the ...
IEEE

Benchmarking Model Predictive Control and Reinforcement Learning-Based Control for Legged Robot Locomotion in MuJoCo Simulation

Abstract: Model Predictive Control (MPC) and Reinforcement Learning (RL) are two prominent strategies for controlling legged robots. RL learns control policies through system interaction, adapting to ...
IEEE

Safety-Critical Learning of Robot Control With Temporal Logic Specifications

Abstract: Reinforcement learning (RL) is a promising control approach in many scenarios. However, safety-critical applications are still a challenge due to lack of safety guarantees during exploration ...