Badminton · Published
Badminton's useful number is 42 of 46 hardware returns—not a simulated rally
A humanoid research platform coordinates footwork and striking, but motion capture and a restricted hitting area remain important limitations.
Badminton · Sport desk
Humanoid shuttlecock returns: whole-body striking, measured hardware trials and the limits of instrumented research courts.
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Badminton results
These are two controllers on the same research platform, not two competing robot products. Hardware returns are kept separate from simulated rallies. Dates identify the cited paper version, not a known test day.
Humanoid badminton: controller comparison on machine-fed shuttles
Valid returns in 46 real-world trials per controller · %
Same 21-DoF humanoid and machine-fed hardware test setup in the September 2026 paper version. Compare these controller variants only; neither number is a human-match win rate.
| Competitor | Result | Evidence date | Control mode | Classification | Notes and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-DoF research humanoid · target-known controller | 91.3% (42 / 46) | 2026-09-14 | Autonomous control; see tracking and setup notes | Source-reported result | Research-author reported hardware result: 42 valid returns and 4 racket-frame hits. External motion capture plus an Extended Kalman Filter supplies the target. The same policy's 21-hit robot–robot rally was in simulation, not on hardware. Humanoid badminton paper · hardware evaluation |
| 21-DoF research humanoid · prediction-free controller | 71.7% (33 / 46) | 2026-09-14 | Autonomous control; see tracking and setup notes | Source-reported result | Research-author reported hardware result: 33 valid returns, 9 frame hits and 4 misses. Removes the explicit trajectory predictor, not external sensing; motion capture still supplies shuttle positions. Humanoid badminton paper · hardware evaluation |
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