Fall Recovery

For humanoids, falling is inevitable. Whether caused by a collision, terrain shift, or control error, what matters is recovery — fast, safe, and autonomous. A robot that can’t stand up again isn’t field-ready. It’s a liability.

Effective recovery combines compliant joints, impact resilience, body awareness, and motion planning. The robot must absorb the fall, assess its orientation, and reorient to a stable stance without assistance.Many systems now learn this in simulation, practicing thousands of falls to refine how to roll, brace, and regain footing. These strategies are increasingly transferred to hardware, enabling robots to recover quickly and safely in the real world.