Earth Rover Challenge: robots run policies in the wild in Costa Rica, dodging curious kids
micoolcho · x · 2026-09-29
The author shares his favorite robotics competition, the Earth Rover Challenge at a robotics conference, where robots truly operate in the wild — this time in Costa Rica. The attached video shows a quadruped running its policy while wary of nearby kids interfering. The unpredictability of real-world environments is exactly what makes the event fun.
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