Host
Dr. Jong-Hoon Kim
Director, ATR Lab
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Kent State University
From human movement to robot motion
Humanoid
Motion Training
Workshop.
Explore the complete humanoid motion training pipeline—from human motion data to deployment on a real Booster K-1 robot.
Join the workshop Explore the programSponsored by
Department of Computer ScienceDesign Innovation HubKnitLAB · School of Fashion
People behind the workshop
Workshop Team
Meet the host and instructors guiding the humanoid motion training workshop.
Main Instructor
Kyrylo Kolesnichenko
Instructor
Marcus Arnett
Instructor
Lucky Sah
Instructor
Alwins Mathews Don Davidson Daniel
The program / 01—04
Follow the motion.
Build the pipeline.
Work through four connected modules, from understanding humanoid control to testing trained motions and deploying them on the K-1.
01
Overview & Introduction
- What we want humanoid robots to do
- Challenges in humanoid control
- General pipeline: Data → Train → Deploy
THE FOUNDATIONUnderstand the complete workflow
02
Motion Data & Retargeting
- Human motion data sources
- Video → pose
- Motion formats and datasets
- Retargeting human motion to the K1 robot
HANDS-ONVideo → Pose → K1
03
Training Humanoid Motion
- Reinforcement learning in simulation
- PPO and reward functions
- Motion tracking and AMP
HANDS-ONLaunch training
04
Testing & Deployment
- Simulation testing
- Sim2sim validation
- Sim2real transfer
- Safety and hardware considerations
HANDS-ONMuJoCo → Live K1
The pipeline in pictures
From a video
to a moving robot.
Explore the motion capture, retargeting, training, and deployment stages. Select any image to view it at a larger size.
Motion examples
See what motion can become.
Before you arrive
Choose your
preparation option.
Prepare using either the provided Docker image or a native Linux environment. All participants must bring a laptop with administrator/sudo access and a reliable internet connection.
Pre-workshop setup session
9:00–10:00 AM · Saturday, October 24
Need help getting your laptop ready? Join the setup session before the main workshop, which runs from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM in MSB 228.
Bring your laptop. Please test your chosen setup before the workshop. For assistance, contact kkolesni@kent.edu or attend the 9:00–10:00 AM setup session.
ATR Workshop Series
Ready to put
motion into practice?
To join the Humanoid Motion Training Workshop, please submit your application using the form below.
October 24, 2026 · 10 AM–3 PM · MSB 228
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