{"692504":{"#nid":"692504","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Researchers Create Faster, Cheaper Way to Teach a Humanoid Robot to Walk Over Real-World Terrain","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMachine learning \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cse.gatech.edu\/people\/feiyang-wu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPh.D. student Feiyang Wu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E led development of a new kind of whole-body controller that \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lidar-learn-to-teach.github.io\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eallowed the humanoid robot to traverse all those varied surfaces\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. His method is computationally\u0026nbsp;faster and cheaper than the leading approaches for training robotic controllers. And he was surprised how well it worked, even on surfaces that weren\u2019t included in the training.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2026\/07\/researchers-create-faster-cheaper-way-teach-humanoid-robot-walk-over-real-world\u0022\u003ERead more \u00bb\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"An ME and CSE team developed a more efficient machine learning method to train robotic controllers, deploying it on a two-legged robot that successfully navigated gravel, grass, hills, and more."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMachine learning \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cse.gatech.edu\/people\/feiyang-wu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPh.D. student Feiyang Wu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E led development of a new kind of whole-body controller that \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lidar-learn-to-teach.github.io\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eallowed the humanoid robot to traverse all those varied surfaces\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. His method is computationally\u0026nbsp;faster and cheaper than the leading approaches for training robotic controllers. And he was surprised how well it worked, even on surfaces that weren\u2019t included in the training.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"An ME and CSE team developed a more efficient machine learning method to train robotic controllers, deploying it on a two-legged robot that successfully navigated gravel, grass, hills, and more."}],"uid":"36781","created_gmt":"2026-09-10 15:37:08","changed_gmt":"2026-09-10 15:38:17","author":"hashcraft6","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-07-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-07-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"681126":{"id":"681126","type":"image","title":"slippery-floor-untrained.gif","body":"\u003Cp\u003EThe robot on a slippery floor surface using the manufacturer\u2019s controller.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1789054634","gmt_created":"2026-09-10 15:37:14","changed":"1789054634","gmt_changed":"2026-09-10 15:37:14","alt":" The robot on a slippery floor surface using the manufacturer\u2019s controller.","file":{"fid":"265486","name":"slippery-floor-untrained.gif","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/09\/10\/slippery-floor-untrained.gif","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/09\/10\/slippery-floor-untrained.gif","mime":"image\/gif","size":3976207,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/09\/10\/slippery-floor-untrained.gif?itok=UQq57V82"}}},"media_ids":["681126"],"groups":[{"id":"66220","name":"Neuro"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"172970","name":"go-neuro"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39521","name":"Robotics"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}