Robot AI model
HOVER
HOVER distills humanoid command modes into a whole-body policy with motion imitation, with Unitree H1 training and deployment code. Its code uses Apache-2.0; a separately licensed downloadable policy checkpoint was not established.
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Also known as Humanoid Versatile Controller
- Organization
- NVIDIA / collaborating universities
- Type
- Whole-body controller
- Released / introduced
- Oct 28, 2024
- Public weights
- Not established
- Licence / scope
- Not established
- Parameters
- Not disclosed
- Base model
- Not disclosed
- Humanoid association
- Humanoid-native
- Inputs
- proprioception, kinematic motion commands, control-mode mask
- Outputs
- whole-body motor commands
Release dates can mark an announcement or paper introduction. Public checkpoints, code licences and weight terms are distinct; follow the publisher’s links for the stated scope.
Documented embodiments
Source-associated hardware; this list does not establish plug-and-play compatibility or commercial robot capability.
- Unitree H1 →
The repository's sim-to-real wrapper supports H1.
Disclosed training data
- AMASS human motion, retargeted to Unitree H1
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Evidence
Sources
- [s1] HOVER: Versatile Neural Whole-Body Controller for Humanoid Robots ↗
NVIDIA / HOVER research team · paper · published Oct 28, 2024 · accessed Oct 13, 2026
- [s2] HOVER project: controller architecture and modes ↗
HOVER research team · official · accessed Oct 13, 2026
- [s3] HOVER official README: H1 deployment, AMASS data and license ↗
NVIDIA · official · accessed Oct 13, 2026