With their unique point‐contact ability with the ground and exceptional adaptability to
complex terrains, quadruped robots have become a focal point in the fields of automation …

Physics simulation offers the possibility of truly responsive and realistic animation. Despite
wide adoption of physics simulation for the animation of passive phenomena, such as fluids …

We study the problem of realizing the full spectrum of bipedal locomotion on a real robot with
sim-to-real reinforcement learning (RL). A key challenge of learning legged locomotion is …

The promise of legged robots over wheeled robots is to provide improved mobility over
rough terrain. Unfortunately, this promise comes at the cost of a significant increase in …

A humanoid walking robot is a highly nonlinear dynamical system that relies strongly on
contact forces between its feet and the ground in order to realize stable motions, but these …

The goal of this paper is to demonstrate the capacity of model predictive control (MPC) to
generate stable walking motions without the use of predefined footsteps. Building up on well …

An unconstrained end-to-end text localization and recognition method is presented. The
method introduces a novel approach for character detection and recognition which …

Many robotic applications, such as milling, gluing, or high precision measurements, require
the precise following of a predefined geometric path. We investigate the real-time feasible …

Dynamic walking on bipedal robots has evolved from an idea in science fiction to a practical
reality. This is due to continued progress in three key areas: a mathematical understanding …

Standing is a fundamental skill mastered by humans and animals alike. Although easy for
adults, it requires careful and deliberate manipulation of contact forces. The variation in …