*wasted*

*pow* right in the kisser

I agree! I would love to see the result.

They would probably just push each other till the end of time

Indeed, enabling the transfer of control policies from simulation to robots in the real world is a problem that is of interest to many right now. Possible solutions include: (a) learning policies in simulation which are valid for an ensemble of model parameters, i.e., are robust to some expected variation; (b) moving away from model-free learning methods towards more model-based learning methods; (c) developing "safe" learning methods; (d) learning better forward dynamics by predicting the difference between a baseline simulation and the actual observed dynamics; (e) learning on smaller, more-robust robots; and no doubt many other ideas that I have not even touched on. Many groups have already demonstrated tangible progress in (deep) learning on real robots, most often with approaches that leverage model-based learning methods. In the meantime, the learned control policies provide an indication of what current simulation-based models are capable of, how natural the motions can be, and the size of learned policies. And these simulated models can then already be used in simulations, games, visualizations, etc. Overall, the field is moving very quickly, so I think that we'll see many advances in the coming months and years!

yes, more skills in moving through more complex environments, using the hands, body, and knees as required, is an exciting (and difficult!) direction for future work...

And how about trying some stairs or some jumping

In this area, it is helpful to have knowledge of animation, machine learning, physics-based simulation, robotics, and even some biomechanics and motor control. No-one comes into this area with all this knowledge. So perhaps what is more important is to have taken some mix of relevant undergrad courses, and to have a demonstrated ability to lead-and-execute on projects of your own creation.

Hi, i'm a 19 yo student (+2 years post graduation) in the following fields : Mathematics / Physics / Engineering science, it indeed sounds really vague, but i can't get more precise since the 2 years i'm in are a global preparation to Engineering Schools of the highest reputation here in France. We only specialize our selfs in specific fields there. If I understood your comment well, what I should do now is keep doing my best in order to join the best Engineering School possible right? Anyway, the thought of working with you guys, or in a similar field motivates me a lot. Motion and Animation always interested me and I always wanted to be more than a software user. Thanks for your amazing work !

Indeed, locomotion is just the start -- many more skills are needed! And then they need to be integrated. The months & years ahead will be interesting!

its interesting when you think about a town building game with locomotive characters like in the video trying to use an axe and pick up logs with physics, if u imagine, the enviroment, trees, rocks, mountains, and imagine the ragdolls walking picking up logs that has weight. and just transporting them in the warehouse! that could be awesome, heck! it could be a new top rated game for best civilization physics. just an idea tho. probably for someone else to make. but who knows you can do it to!

"Learning Complex Dexterous Manipulation with Deep Reinforcement Learning and Demonstrations" (Rajeswaran, Kumar et al., 2017) /watch?v=jJtBll8l_OM

Leave Jackson' corpse rot in peace