arXiv Machine Learning By Jan Schneider, Mridul Mahajan, Le Chen, Simon Guist, Bernhard Sch\"olkopf, Ingmar Posner, Dieter B\"uchler

Sim-to-Real Transfer for Muscle-Actuated Robots via Generalized Actuator Networks

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arXiv:2604. 09487v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Tendon drives paired with soft muscle actuation enable faster and safer robots while potentially accelerating skill acquisition.

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