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SWAP Lets a Humanoid Choose How to Dodge Obstacles

The research system samples full-body maneuvers at deployment, then favors those matching a chosen goal.

Sophia Chen· · 1 min read

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Humanoid robot maneuvers around colorful obstacles in several laboratory and simulated test scenes, illustrating different steering objectives.

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