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In 2012, Amazon workers had to walk 10 miles a day collecting goods from all parts of the warehouse and bring them back to their stations. Now, in 2025, goods come to them. ‘All they have to do is ...

Abstract: Sim-to-real reinforcement learning (RL) for humanoid robots with high-gear ratio actuators remains challenging due to complex actuator dynamics and the absence of torque sensors. To address ...

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Abstract: Maintaining robust standing stability is critical for humanoid robots performing precision manipulation tasks, where traditional balance strategies (e.g., stepping) can disrupt task ...

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