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# [i thought adding knees will help my walking bot but it backfired due to my own policies](https://wahab-engineering.hashnode.dev/i-thought-adding-knees-will-help-my-walking-bot-but-it-backfired-due-to-my-own-policies?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

I added knees to an evolving walking bot. Every test failed. Here's how joint limits, reward hacking, and flawed physics exposed my mistakes.

3d ago · 8 min read · wahab-engineering.hashnode.dev  
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The ups and downs are worth it

Am Wahab someone whos figuring out stuff via stuff i guess Stuff x Stuff = Meaning

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[wahab.](https://hashnode.com/@wabs)

[3d ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/i-thought-adding-knees-will-help-my-walking-bot-but-it-backfired-due-to-my-own-policies/6af10364af28bd3ba7ab4b4c/comment/6af105cd297c8543bf2bc0e5)

hi lol