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Legged-Robots: Introduction
This repository contains papers, videos and other references in the field of legged robots.
Robotics conference paper lists
- List of all ICRA 2024 paper: [Webpage]
- List of all IROS 2023 papers: [Google sheet] / [Github Repo]
- List of all ICRA 2023 papers: [Google sheet]
:page_with_curl: Papers
:robot: ICRA 2023
Learning for locomotion
- DribbleBot: Dynamic Legged Manipulation in the wild [Paper][Video][Code][Notes]
- Learning Low-Frequency Motion Control for Robust and Dynamic Robot Locomotion [Paper][Video][Website]
- OPT-Mimic: Imitation of Optimized Trajectories for Dynamic Quadruped Behaviors [Paper][Video][Website]
- Learning to Walk by Steering: Perceptive Quadrupedal Locomotion in Dynamic Environments [Paper][Video][Website][Code]
- Legs As Manipulator: Pushing Quadrupedal Agility Beyond Locomotion [Paper][Video][Website]
- Advanced Skills through Multiple Adversarial Motion Priors in Reinforcement Learning [Paper][Video]
- Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Personalized Locomotion Planning for Lower-Limb Exoskeletons [Paper][Video]
- Expanding Versatility of Agile Locomotion through Policy Transitions Using Latent State Representation [Paper][Video]
- Sim-To-Real Transfer for Quadrupedal Locomotion Via Terrain Transformer [Paper]
- Agile and Versatile Robot Locomotion Via Kernel-Based Residual Learning [Paper][Video]
:joystick: Legged Robot Control:
Optimization Based control for legged robots:
- Survey Paper: Optimization-Based Control for Dynamic Legged Robots [Paper]
- Convex MPC for Quadruped walking: Dynamic Locomotion in the MIT Cheetah 3 Through Convex Model-Predictive Control [Paper]
- Feedback MPC: Feedback MPC for Torque-Controlled Legged Robots [Paper]
- RF-MPC: Representation-Free Model Predictive Control for Dynamic Motions in Quadrupeds [Paper] [Github]
- Motion Imitation: Learning Agile Robotic Locomotion Skills by Imitating Animals [Paper] [Github]
- Non-Linear RF-MPC: Real-Time Constrained Nonlinear Model Predictive Control on SO(3) or Dynamic Legged Locomotion [Paper]
- WBC+MPC: Highly Dynamic Quadruped Locomotion via Whole-Body Impulse Control and Model Predictive Control [Paper]
Quadruped Learning Based locomotion:
- RMA: RMA: Rapid Motor Adaptation for Legged Robots [Paper]
- Walk These Ways: Walk These Ways: Tuning Robot Control for Generalization with Multiplicity of Behavior [Paper]
- DreamWaQ: DreamWaQ: Learning Robust Quadrupedal Locomotion with Implicit Terrain Imagination Via Deep Reinforcement Learning [Paper][Video][Website]
- HIMloco: Hybrid Internal Model: Learning Agile Legged Locomotion with Simulated Robot Response [Paper]
- Tencent Robotics: Lifelike Agility and Play on Quadrupedal Robots using Reinforcement Learning and Deep Pre-trained Models [Paper][Website][Video]
- Linear Policy: Force Control for Robust Quadruped Locomotion: A Linear Policy Approach [Paper][Video][Website]
- PIP-Loco: Pip-Loco: A propioceptive Infinite Horizon Planning Framework for Quadrupedal Robot Locomotion [Paper]
Application of Learning-based locomotion on Quadrupeds:
- DribbleBot: DribbleBot: Dynamic Legged Manipulation in the wild [Paper][Video][Code][Notes]
- Legs As Manipulator: Pushing Quadrupedal Agility Beyond Locomotion [Paper][Video][Website]
Humanoids Learning based locomotion:
- Bi-Level Motion Imitation for Humanoid Robots [Paper]
:hammer_and_wrench: Legged Robot Mechanical Design
:page_facing_up: Design Principles for legged robots:
- MIT, Design Principles: Design principles for highly efficient quadrupeds and implementation on the MIT Cheetah robot [Paper]
:dog: Quadruped Robot Design Papers:
- MIT Cheetah-3: MIT Cheetah 3: Design and Control of a Robust, Dynamic Quadruped Robot [Paper]
- MIT Mini Cheetah: Mini Cheetah: A Platform for Pushing the Limits of Dynamic Quadruped Control [Paper] [Blog]
- MIT Super Mini-Cheetah: The MIT Super Mini Cheetah: A small, low-cost quadrupedal robot for dynamic locomotion [Paper]
- ANYmal Robot: ANYmal - A Highly Mobile and Dynamic Quadrupedal Robot [Paper]
- KAIST, HOUND design: Design of KAIST HOUND, a Quadruped Robot Platform for Fast and Efficient Locomotion with Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Optimization of a Gear Train [Paper]
- Barry Robot: Barry: A High-Payload and Agile Quadruped Robot [Paper]
- UIUC, Panther: Design and experimental implementation of a quasi-direct-drive leg for optimized jumping [Paper]
- Stanford Doggo: Stanford Doggo, an open source quasi-direct drive quadruped [Paper] [Github]
- Solo Robot: An Open Torque-Controlled Modular Robot Architecture for Legged Locomotion Research [Paper]
- MiniTaur: Design Principles for a Family of Direct-Drive Legged Robots [Paper]
- Stoch, IISc: Design, Development and Experimental Realization of A Quadrupedal Research Platform: Stoch [Paper]
- Tachyon, Sony: Tachyon: Design and Control of High Payload, Robust, and Dynamic Quadruped Robot with Series-Parallel Elastic Actuators [Paper]
- Raibo Robot, KAIST: RaiBo: A versatile robo-dog that runs through a sandy beach at 3 meters per second [News-Article] [Video]
:robot: Humanoid Robot Design:
- Berkely Humanoid: Berkeley Humanoid: A Research Platform for Learning-based Control [Paper]
- MIT Humanoid: Design and Development of the MIT Humanoid: A Dynamic and Robust Research Platform [Paper]
- UIUC, Tello Leg: Tello Leg: The Study of Design Principles and Metrics for Dynamic Humanoid Robots [Paper]
- UIUC, Tello Leg: The dynamic effect of mechanical losses of transmissions on the equation of motion of legged robots [Paper]
- AMI, IIT, Italy, egroCub Humanoid: Optimization of Humanoid Robot Designs for Human-Robot Ergonomic Payload Lifting [Paper]
- Tiktok, Humanoid, Cornell University: [Website]
:joystick: :hammer_and_wrench: Co-Design Optimization:
- Vitruvio: An Open-Source Leg Design Optimization Toolbox for Walking Robots [Paper]
- Co-design(CACTO): Exploring the Limits of a Redundant Actuation System Through Co-Design [Paper]
- Meta Reinforcement Learning for Optimal Design of Legged Robots [Paper]
:electron: Electric motor based Actuator Designs for Legged Robots:
- KAIST, Actuator Design: DRPD, Dual Reduction Ratio Planetary Drive for Articulated Robot Actuators [Paper]
- Dual Motor Design (2021): Explosive Electric Actuator and Control for Legged Robots [Paper]
- John Harry Bell, Master's Thesis, MIT (2018): A Two-Motor Actuator for Legged Robotics Applications [Thesis]
- Robotics and Multibody Mechanics Research Group (R&MM), Belgium (2017): Modeling and design of an energy-efficient dual-motor actuation unit with a planetary differential and holding brakes [Paper]
- Alexandre Girard's paper, Hamburg, Germany IROS(2015): A Two-Speed Actuator for Robotics with Fast Seamless Gear Shifting [Paper]
- Hoyul Lee's Paper, ASME/IEEE Transactions on mechatronics(2012): A New Actuator System Using Dual-Motors and a Planetary Gear [Paper]
- Jung Jun Park' paper, ASME/IEEE Transactions on mechatronics(2010): A Serial-Type Dual Actuator Unit With Planetary Gear Train: Basic Design and Applications [Paper]
Patents
- Boston Dynamics: List of Patents from Boston Dynamics
- Boston Dynamics: Screw Actuator for Legged Robots
- Boston Dynamics: WO2018112097 - TRANSMISSION WITH INTEGRATED OVERLOAD PROTECTION FOR A LEGGED ROBOT
Robotics Workshops Websites and video links
- ICRA 2024 Workshop on Co-design in Robotics: Theory, Practice, and Challenges: [Webpage]
- ICRA 2024 Advancements in Trajectory Optimization and Model Predictive Control for Legged Systems: [Webpage]
Video Lectures:
Robotics and Controls:
Topics in Mathematics
Optimization
Trajectory Optimization
- Video Lecture: Introduction to Trajectory Optimization: Matthew Kelly
- Video Lecture: Underactuated Robotics, Trajectory Optimization I: Lec 11, Russ Tedrake
- Video Lecture: Underactuated Robotics, Trajectory Optimization II: Lec 12, Russ Tedrake
- Video Lecture: Optimization, Optimal Control, Trajectory Optimization, and Splines: Jesus Tordesillas
- Book: Practical Methods for Optimal control and estimation using non-linear programming, John T. Betts
- Github Repos: Matthew Kelly's TrajOpt Repo
- Github Repos: MindtPy Library Page: MINLP solver
- Tutorial Paper: An Introduction to Trajectory Optimization: How to do your own direct collocation, Matthew Kelly
Basics of Control systems
- Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR): Basics/Overview Derivation
Reinforcement Learning
- Deep RL Bootcamp
- Reinforcement Learning: David Silver
- CS-285: Deep Reinforcement Learning, UC Berkeley
- Spinning up*: It's a blog but really useful
ROS
Mechanical Design and Theory
- Kinematics of Mechanisms and Machines: NPTEL, IIT KGP
- Bond Graph Modeling: NPTEL
- Gear Strength Theory: NPTEL
- Friction-Model-for-Spur-Gear-transmission-efficiency: Review by Tsuneji Yada
Miscellaneous:
Usefull Books:
Useful Tools:
Mathematics:
Useful articles:
Software installations:
Technical topics:
- DDP: A good read for DDP
- Policy Gradient Algorithms: A good read for Policy Gradient Algos
- Reinforcement Learning Resources: A list of resources for studying Reinforcement Learning
- What are Diffusion Models?
Study:
- How to read Research Papers?
- How to read a research paper by Andrew NG: Video / Notes
- How to Read a Paper by S. Keshav: PDF
- How to read a paper: LinkedIn Post
- Usefull Resources by Ness B Shroff, on PhD and writing papers: Webpage
- How to organize Reasearch Papers?
- How to find, read and organize papers by Maya Gosztyla: Article
Know your scientist:
- Steven LaValle: Motivating story of Steven LaValle, who gave the RRT algorithm.
- Shuji Nakamura: Invention of Blue LED: Documentary about invention of blue LED.
Website:
- List of usefull resources: Aditya Mehrotra, MIT D-lab
- StePhane Caron
- Usefull Resources: Xiaobin Xiong
Productivity Articles: (Don't get sucked too much into them)
Cool AI tools:
- InstantID : Merges your picture with text description and an optional pose photo
- Perplexity.ai : A replacement for ChatGPT. It is real-time and it continuously searches the internet.
- Text to Image Playground: COnvert text to image with free credits addition.
Useful GitHub Repositories:
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loco-3d/crocoddyl: Crocoddyl is an optimal control library for robot control under contact sequence. Its solver is based on various efficient Differential Dynamic Programming (DDP)-like algorithms
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Pinocchio: Efficient and Versatile Rigid Body Dynamics Algorithms
List of Robotics Conferences and Journals:
- List of Top Robotics Conferences and Publications: [List on Google Scholar Webpage]
- A few ASME Conferences and Journals:
- Journal of Mechanisms and Robots,
- Journal of Dynamics Systems, Measurement and Control, and
- Transaction on Mechatronics (IEEE/ASME) etc
- A few IEEE Conferences and Journals:
- International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA),
- International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS),
- Robotics and Automation Letters (RAL),
- Transaction on Robotics (T-RO) etc.
- A few ASME Conferences and Journals:
- IEEE publication recommender: [Link]
Professors and Labs working in legged robotics
India
- Shishir N Y, Stochastic Robotics Lab, RBCCPS, IISc Bengaluru [Personal Website][Lab website]
- Mangal Kothari, IIT Kanpur: [Homepage]
USA
- Sangbae Kim, Biomimetics Robotics Lab, MIT [Lab Website]
- Pulkit Agarwal, Improbable AI Lab, MIT [Personal Website]
- Deepak Pathak, CMU [Personal Website]
- Zac Manchester, Robotic Exploration Group, CMU [Personal Webpage][Lab Website]
- Ye Zhao, LIDAR lab, Georgia Tech [Personal Website][Lab Website]
- Sehoon Ha, Georgia Tech [Personal Website]
- Quan Nguyen, Dynamic Robotics and Control Laboratory, University of South California (USC) [Personal Webpage][Lab Website]
- Pranav Bhounsule, Robotics and Motion Laboratory, University of Illinois Chicago [Personal Webpage][Lab Website]
- Joao Ramos, Robo Design Lab, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) [Lab Website]
- Ayonga Hereid, Cyber-Physical and Robotics Lab, Ohio State University [Personal Webpage][Lab Webpage]
- Koushil Sreenath, Hybrid Robotics, University of South California, Berkeley (USC, Berkeley) [Personal Webpage][Lab Website]
- Jitendra Malik, EECS, University of California at Berkeley [Personal Webpage]
- Yanran Ding, Robotics Department, University of Michigan [Personal Website]
- Xiaobin Xiong, UW WELL Lab, University of Wisconsin-Madison [Personal Website][Lab Website]
Europe
- Marco Hutter, Robotic Systems Lab, ETH Zurich, Switzerland [Lab Website]
- Serena Ivaldi, Research Scientist, INRIA, France [Personal Website]
- Oliver Strasse, French National Centre for Scientific Research, France [Personal Website]
- Carlos Mastalli, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK [Personal Website]
South Korea
- Hae-Won Park, DRDC Lab, KAIST [Lab Website]
- Jemin Hwangbo, RaiLab, KAIST [Lab Website]
Other Labs
- Sony Quadruped Research Website
Robotics Companies
India
- Ideaforge, Drone manufacturing company [Website]
- Ati Motors, Industrial Mobile robots company [Website]
Accesories for Legged robots:
- Motors
- TQ-Motors: Used in Raibo Quadruped
- Halodi Motors: Used in Hound quadruped
- Drivers
- Mjbots: Moteus-n1, Moteus-r4.xx
It also provide several other accesories for legged robots. It is like a one stop shop.
- Mjbots: Moteus-n1, Moteus-r4.xx