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.

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Booster K1 humanoid motion training video — HUMANOID ROBOT LEARNING Data → Train → Deploy

DateSaturday, October 24, 2026

Time10:00 AM – 3:00 PMSetup support: 9:00–10:00 AM

LocationMSB 228

Hosted byATR Lab

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.

Overview & Introduction

What we want humanoid robots to do
Challenges in humanoid control
General pipeline: Data → Train → Deploy

THE FOUNDATIONUnderstand the complete workflow

Motion Data & Retargeting

Human motion data sources
Video → pose
Motion formats and datasets
Retargeting human motion to the K1 robot

HANDS-ONVideo → Pose → K1

Training Humanoid Motion

Reinforcement learning in simulation
PPO and reward functions
Motion tracking and AMP

HANDS-ONLaunch training

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.

**01 / Video → motion capture**Human video and recovered 3D body motion.

**02 / Retargeting**Mapping human motion onto the K1 robot.

**03 / Training in simulation**Robot motion at different training iterations.

**04 / Testing sim-to-real**Human reference motion alongside the physical K1.

Motion examples

See what motion can become.

**Motion mimic**Simulation and real K1 examples across multiple dances.

**Robot fashion show**Humanoid motion inspired by runway walking.

**Walking in high heels**Robot hardware and simulated walking examples.

**Cartwheel and arm motion**Before-and-after examples of motion training.

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.

Help desk · Setup supportkkolesni@kent.edu

If you need help with setup, please email us.

Option 1 · Windows or Ubuntu

Use Docker

Install Docker on your laptop and use the workshop container environment.

Docker image will be provided.
The workshop team will provide the image and instructions for loading and running it.

Install Docker using the official guide for your operating system.
Start Docker and verify that it works by running docker run hello-world (use sudo on Ubuntu if needed).
Use the provided Docker image and workshop instructions to prepare the hands-on environment.

Windows tutorial ↗Install Docker Desktop using WSL 2.Ubuntu tutorial ↗Install and test Docker Engine on Ubuntu.Docker getting-started tutorial ↗Learn how to run a container.

Follow the workshop image instructions for any host GPU drivers or GPU-container setup required for your laptop.

Option 2 · Native Linux

Set up your Linux environment

Install and test the same workshop software directly on Linux. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is recommended. Check each item after installation and testing.

0 of 9 ready

Python 3.xGitConda / MinicondaNVIDIA Driver & CUDA ToolkitPyTorchROS 2MuJoCoIsaac Lab / Isaac SimRequired workshop code and dependencies

Make sure all software works correctly before attending. Your checklist is saved in this browser when browser storage is available.

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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HumanoidMotion TrainingWorkshop.

Follow the motion.Build the pipeline.

Overview & Introduction

Motion Data & Retargeting

Training Humanoid Motion

Testing & Deployment

From a videoto a moving robot.

See what motion can become.

Choose yourpreparation option.

9:00–10:00 AM · Saturday, October 24

Use Docker

Set up your Linux environment

Ready to putmotion into practice?

Apply to join the workshop

Humanoid
Motion Training
Workshop.

Follow the motion.
Build the pipeline.

From a video
to a moving robot.

Choose your
preparation option.

Ready to put
motion into practice?