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SUB-CAPABILITY · LOCOMOTION

Terrain Navigation

56%
vs. HUMAN BASELINE = 100
PartialConf · High

Scoring rubric

0–20
Early research
20–40
Narrow benchmark competence
40–60
Strong benchmark · reliability gaps
60–80
Human-competitive in common scenarios
80–100
Comparable to typical skilled adult
100+
Reliably exceeds typical human baseline

Score vs. baseline

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What this measures

Human baseline

Cross a mix of familiar surfaces — stairs, ramps, gravel.

Human frontier

Navigate unseen wild terrain autonomously without pre-mapping.

Current state

What works

Pre-mapped outdoor environments; quadrupeds handle rough terrain better than bipeds.

Key gaps

Generalizing to genuinely novel terrain; real-time replanning on unstable surfaces.

Evidence

2 sources
TechnologyQualitySourceScore vs. baselineScore
Spotvendor reportedbostondynamics.com/spot
68%
Unitree G1vendor reportedunitree.com/g1
50%
Source: paperswithcode.com/task/robot-navigation · Last reviewed May 2026