ETH Zurich study demonstrates autonomous sparse-structure traversal on PM01
An external ETH Zurich study used a modified ENGINEAI PM01 to autonomously jump onto, brachiate across and land from monkey bars, and to duck beneath thin overhead obstacles using onboard lidar.
Evidence notes
- The PM01 completed the full monkey-bar sequence in 14 of 15 hardware trials across three bar configurations and reached brachiation speeds up to 0.5 m/s.
- A separately trained policy completed ten passes beneath randomly placed 2 cm wooden bars without contact, recovering to a stable stance after each crossing.
- The research configuration replaced PM01 hands with passive hooks and mounted a RoboSense E1R lidar; after one goal position was supplied, the traversal sequence ran autonomously.
Company context
Shenzhen robotics manufacturer developing humanoid and quadruped platforms, integrated joints, motion control and embodied-intelligence systems.