openalexBioinspiration & Biomimetics2026-07-24
From Insect Behavior to Transferable Robot Locomotion: Inferring Embodied Locomotor Principles from Limited Data via Adversarial Inverse Reinforcement Learning
Yuchen Wang, Thirawat Chuthong, Mitsuhiro Hayashibe, Poramate Manoonpong, Dai Owaki
Abstract Insect locomotion exhibits remarkable adaptability and flexibility despite the limited scale of its nervous system. However, the underlying principles that govern leg coordination remain difficult to extract and model computationally. Understanding how insects achieve st…