RAI Institute's Roadrunner robot blends wheels and legs with a single unified policy
Olivier__OG · x · 2026-10-08
RAI Institute's Roadrunner robot uses both wheels and legs: it rolls fast on smooth ground, reconfigures its wheels, steps when needed, stands back up, and balances on one wheel. The interesting part is control — a unified policy handles all movement modes, with behaviors transferred from simulation directly onto the physical robot. The future of mobility may be knowing when to use wheels vs. legs.
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