Simulation
Excavator Simulator MuJoCo
Research-grade open-source soil-digging simulator
About Excavator Simulator MuJoCo
Excavator Simulator MuJoCo is an open-source research simulator built on a customised version of MuJoCo. It models a hydraulic excavator digging, transporting and dumping soil, with a focus on realistic soil-machine interaction.
The terrain is represented as a height-field that updates as the bucket cuts and deposits material, and the excavator is controlled through a set of hydraulic actuators. It is aimed at robotics and reinforcement-learning researchers rather than casual players.
Licensed under GPL-3.0, it is a solid starting point for anyone who wants to train or test autonomous excavation policies.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this a game or a research tool?
- It is primarily a research simulator for robotics and soil-digging experiments, not a polished consumer game.
- What licence is it under?
- It is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0.
