Whole-body locomotion paper deploys terrain-aware motion generation on Unitree G1

Apr 19, 2026 · Research Publication · Unitree · Humanoid

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  • The paper combines online motion generation with whole-body motion tracking for terrain-aware humanoid locomotion.
  • The resulting system is deployed on Unitree G1 with onboard perception and computation, traversing boxes, hurdles, stairs, and mixed terrain.
  • The release adds a recent external G1 result for terrain-aware whole-body adaptation.

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