Ladders, however, still present a big issue — especially given how ever present they are in factories and other industrial environments where the systems are deployed.
ETH Zurich, which has been behind some of the most exciting quadrupedal robot research of recent vintage, has demonstrated a path forward.
As the school notes, past attempts at tackling ladders have mostly involved bipedal humanoid-style robots and specialty ladders, while ultimately proving too slow to be effective.
The research found the school once again utilizing the ANYMal robot from its spinoff, ANYbotics.
The real secret sauce, however, is reinforcement learning, which helps the system adjust to the peculiarities of different ladders...
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