MyoChallenge 24

Physiological Dexterity and Agility in Bionic Humans

@NeurIPS 2024 Competition Track

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NEWS:

New International Advocacy team kicked off with a new website
MyoChallenge 24 is open check out the tutorial to start developing your solution. Register here: https://eval.ai/web/challenges/challenge-page/2373/overview
Google cloud credits are available -- Get access to state of a state-of-the-art server to solve MyoChallenge's tasks. Interested? https://forms.gle/XXA4wz3T6eLDVyXe9
The Myochallenge is extended to November 17th End of the day

Overview

Introducing MyoChallenge 2024: Physiological Dexterity and Agility in Bionic Humans

The movement generalization and environment adaptability skills displayed by humans using bionic extensions are a testament to motor intelligence, a capability yet unmatched by current artificial intelligence.

This year MyoChallenge will have two tracks: manipulation and locomotion. The manipulation track will require bi-manual coordination of the BionicMyoArms model – a combination of a virtual biological arm and the Modular Prosthetic Limb (MPL). The goal will be to coordinate the use of those two limbs to manipulate a series of objects. In the locomotion track, we will exploit a new BionicMyoLegs model made from the combination of a virtual bilateral biological leg with a trans-femoral amputation together with an Open Source prosthetic leg. The goal will be to coordinate the musculo-skeleto-bionic model to navigate challenging terrains and obstacles in an oval running loop.

Competition Tracks

The MyoChallenge consists of two tasks with two tracks each:

Manipulation:

To develop a general manipulation policy of BionicMyoArms that is capable of interacting with common household objects: jelly box.

Locomotion:

To develop a general gait policy that is capable of coordinating with the BionicMyoLegs and traversing over different terrain types.

Timeline

Open stage: (July - August)

Release of the models and tasks environment.

Scored stage: (September - November 17th)

Opening of submission on the scoring platform.

Results: (December 10th)

Results announcement @ NeurIPS 24

Workshop @ NeurIPS 24: (December 14th)

How to start

Check out our advocacy page full of resources for the challenge

How to install Myosuite?

How to start coding?

How to register?

How to start with the baseline?

Resources and Support

We provide extensive resources and support to all participants, including access to tutorials and forums where you can connect with other competitors and experts.

An all-in-one comprehensive guide by Tatsuki Tsujimoto
Tutorials on Getting Start with the Challenge & Baselines
An Overview of MyoChallenge and its Tasks (from Guest Talk at John Hopkins University, USA)
A discussion forum for all your questions and concerns.
An advocacy website for more resources.

Please also join our slack channel to follow up with the latest information

Awards

Manipulation Award: the best scoring team able to solve the handout task.
Locomotion Award: the best scoring team able to solve the rough terrain running task.
Best Student Teams Award: exclusively for teams comprised of university or high school students.
DEI Award: awarded to the team with diverse and inclusive backgrounds.
Physiology Award: the best scoring team able to solve the running task with the highest physiologically metric.