Physical World Intelligence — Direction 01

Physical World Intelligence — Direction 01

Field Humanoid

Field Humanoid

Field Humanoid

Whole-body autonomy engineered for unstructured, real-world terrain.

Whole-body autonomy engineered for unstructured, real-world terrain.

Whole-body autonomy engineered for unstructured, real-world terrain.

01

Whole-Body Loco-Manipulation

Unified control of locomotion and manipulation for humanoids operating on uneven, cluttered terrain.

ControlLearning
02

Contact-Rich Field Tasks

Humanoid manipulation under uncertainty - valves, panels, tools, and irregular objects in the wild.

ManipulationPerception
03

Real-to-Sim Field Twins

Scanning field environments into simulation to train and validate humanoid policies before deployment.

Real-to-SimAutonomy

Capabilities

Research Focus Areas

Whole-Body Control

Coordinated arms, legs, and torso as one dynamic system

Contact-Rich Manipulation

Grasping, insertion, and tool use under real-world uncertainty

Terrain-Aware Locomotion

Stable gait over rubble, slopes, and unstructured ground

Field Perception

Robust sensing in dust, glare, and GPS-denied environments

Sim-to-Real Transfer

Policies trained in simulation, validated in the field

Human-Robot Teaming

Shared autonomy with operators in the loop

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