Trotting robots reveal emergence of animal gait transitions

Trotting robots reveal emergence of animal gait transitions

With the help of a form of machine learning called deep reinforcement learning (DRL), the EPFL robot notably learned to transition from trotting to pronking — a leaping, arch-backed gait used by animals like springbok and gazelles — to navigate a challenging terrain with gaps ranging from 14-30cm. The study, led by the BioRobotics Laboratory … Read more