Using AI Agents to Teach Robots Like Microduck to Walk in Simulation

<img width="768" height="432" src="https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Microduck-labels-768x432.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Microduck robot in an obstacle course with labeled ramps, platforms, a rubber mat, and other objects." style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Microduck-labels-768x432.jpg 768w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Microduck-labels-179x101.jpg 179w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Microduck-labels-300x169.jpg 300w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Microduck-labels-625x352.jpg 625w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Microduck-labels-645x363.jpg 645w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Microduck-labels-660x370.jpg 660w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Microduck-labels-500x281.jpg 500w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Microduck-labels-160x90.jpg 160w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Microduck-labels-362x204.jpg 362w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Microduck-labels-196x110.jpg 196w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Microduck-labels-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Microduck-labels-960x540.jpg 960w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Microduck-labels.webp 1246w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" title="Microduck-labels" />Teaching a robot to navigate an obstacle course requires more than a walking policy. It must perceive its surroundings, maintain balance, and adjust its actions...<img width="768" height="432" src="https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Microduck-labels-768x432.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Microduck robot in an obstacle course with labeled ramps, platforms, a rubber mat, and other objects." style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Microduck-labels-768x432.jpg 768w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Microduck-labels-179x101.jpg 179w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Microduck-labels-300x169.jpg 300w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Microduck-labels-625x352.jpg 625w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Microduck-labels-645x363.jpg 645w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Microduck-labels-660x370.jpg 660w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Microduck-labels-500x281.jpg 500w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Microduck-labels-160x90.jpg 160w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Microduck-labels-362x204.jpg 362w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Microduck-labels-196x110.jpg 196w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Microduck-labels-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Microduck-labels-960x540.jpg 960w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Microduck-labels.webp 1246w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" title="Microduck-labels" /><p>Teaching a robot to navigate an obstacle course requires more than a walking policy. It must perceive its surroundings, maintain balance, and adjust its actions when obstacles block the path ahead. Developing these capabilities connects several stages: creating assets and an environment, using physics simulation to model how the robot interacts with its environment, and training and evaluating…</p> <p><a href="https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/using-ai-agents-to-teach-robots-like-microduck-to-walk-in-simulation/" rel="nofollow" data-wpel-link="internal" target="_self">Source</a></p>