Bipedal robot's 100m hurdle run stuns, questioning sim-to-real research
breadli428 · x · 2026-08-24
A video shows a bipedal robot performing incredibly human-like in a 100m hurdle race final. Commentators noted this is killing research in many academic labs, as published work never came close, questioning whether it still makes sense to work on sim-to-real locomotion.
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