SimulationStair training field · simulation render; robot shown for scale
Pupper v3 · MJX · up and down · 2026-10-05 · training run stairs_v2
Training field
24 × 24 m
heightfield
2 cm
grid
144
tiles of 2 m · 25 flat · 56 pyramid · 63 pit
1–8 cm
rise
7–30 cm
tread · half of the stair tiles 7–12 cm
34 %
level spawn area
Height map · amber up (pyramids), blue down (pits), F flat · dashed: spawn areaField · robot at the centre for scalePyramid stairs · rise 5.9 cm · tread 8.6 cmPit · rise 5.1 cm · tread 10.6 cm
Evaluation course
3 · 3
steps up · down
80 mm
tread · 3 steps per print
160 mm
top
0–8 cm
rise, one lane each
480 mm
width (two pieces)
10 × 0.3 m/s
trials per rise · command
Course · 8 stair lanes (1–8 cm) + 1 flat lane, each as printed4 cm lane · vertical risers, as printed
Baseline on the course
rise (cm)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
≥ 8/10
Stanford climbing
10
10
10
2
0
0
0
0
0
2 cm
Stanford flat
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1 cm
Ours, 1B flat (10/02)
10
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1 cm
Stanford climbing · 2 cm · up and down in 4.9 sStanford climbing · 3 cm · off the side at 6.2 sOurs, 1B flat · 2 cm · stuck at the first riser
Printed course · rise 40 mm
4
identical pieces · 3 steps each
2.5 kg
PLA at 6 % infill (estimate)
480 × 480 mm
footprint
dovetails
no bolts · lowered from above
0.000 mm
height difference vs simulator
Assembled · two rows of an up piece and the same piece turned 180°One piece lifted · dovetails slide vertically, lock sidewaysOne piece · back face: one tongue, one groove · side: tonguesBack joint · pieces pulled 40 mm apart