arXiv:2606. 15896v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Learning-based quadrupedal locomotion typically relies on complex reward formulations that entangle task specification, operational limits, gait preference, and terrain adaptation within a single optimization objective.
arXiv:2606. 04718v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Humans primarily rely on walking and running to traverse complex terrains, without resorting to unnecessarily complex motion patterns.
arXiv:2510. 18348v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: State-of-the-art perceptive Reinforcement Learning controllers for legged robots typically either (i) impose oscillator-or IK-based gait priors that constrain the action space, bias policy optimization, and limit adaptability across robot morphologies, or (ii) operate "blind," making them unable to anticipate hind-leg terrain and brittle to observation noise.
arXiv:2607. 13579v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Enabling quadrupedal robots to traverse complex terrains-from rugged outdoor environments to urban landscapes-requires seamless integration of multiple motor skills, smooth transitions between gaits, and high-speed perceptive locomotion using only onboard sensors.
arXiv:2606. 19633v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Perceptive legged locomotion over discontinuous terrain (e.
arXiv:2601. 15995v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Parkour tasks for quadrupeds have emerged as a promising benchmark for agile locomotion.
arXiv:2608. 07328v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Hardware failures require legged robots to rapidly reorganize coordination and gait timing to maintain stability and mobility.
arXiv:2602. 03087v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Quadruped robots are used for primary searches during the early stages of indoor fires.
arXiv:2607. 12114v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: A humanoid that can walk should not relearn locomotion from scratch to jog or run.
arXiv:2608. 16164v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Training locomotion policies for complex unstructured terrain requires a curriculum to avoid early exploration failures.
arXiv:2608. 02069v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Developing deployable locomotion policies through conventional reinforcement learning often requires complex reward engineering and expensive training times.
arXiv:2509. 06296v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Traditional on-policy reinforcement learning (RL) controllers for quadrupedal locomotion often suffer from low data efficiency, requiring millions of interactions with simulated environments to achieve stable control.
arXiv:2607. 00442v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Reinforcement learning (RL) for quadruped locomotion commonly depends on fixed, hand-crafted, and Markovian reward functions that limit both interpretability of learned policies and lack explicit control over gait behaviors.