AIBullisharXiv – CS AI · 9h ago7/10
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LadderMan: Learning Humanoid Perceptive Ladder Climbing
Researchers have developed LadderMan, a humanoid robot system that learns to climb ladders and perform manipulation tasks using a two-stage learning pipeline combining imitation and reinforcement learning with vision foundation models. The system successfully transfers from simulation to real-world hardware without additional training, addressing one of the most challenging tasks in robotics due to sparse contact points and complex coordination requirements.