Reinforcement Learning and Bipeds

Matlab Biped Model

Traditional matrices and path planning have stuck me with opportunity when considering biped motion. I recently found a great tutorial with Matlab, reinforcement learning, and trying to teach a biped to walk: https://www.mathworks.com/help/reinforcement-learning/ug/train-biped-robot-to-walk-using-reinforcement-learning-agents.html In my own biped design(BASE3), I have been considering an inverted knee design like an Emu (https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/downloads/g445cj94b, http://ames.caltech.edu/reher2019dynamic.pdf) for energy efficiency. To …

TurtleBot 2

ROBOTIS and OSRF, recently announced a TurtleBot 3 (TB3), that will cost around $500. This got me thinking about the previous version, TurtleBot 2(TB2), which was really an evolutionary approach to a creation, driven by a desire for affordability. The TB2 utilizes a Kobuki Base, for a standalone cost of approximately $350, plus $55 for …