The Mini Wheelbot Dataset: High-Fidelity Data for Robot Learning

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Main Authors: Hose, Henrik, Brunzema, Paul, Subhasish, Devdutt, Trimpe, Sebastian
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Published: 2026
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author Hose, Henrik
Brunzema, Paul
Subhasish, Devdutt
Trimpe, Sebastian
author_facet Hose, Henrik
Brunzema, Paul
Subhasish, Devdutt
Trimpe, Sebastian
contents The development of robust learning-based control algorithms for unstable systems requires high-quality, real-world data, yet access to specialized robotic hardware remains a significant barrier for many researchers. This paper introduces a comprehensive dynamics dataset for the Mini Wheelbot, an open-source, quasi-symmetric balancing reaction wheel unicycle. The dataset provides 1 kHz synchronized data encompassing all onboard sensor readings, state estimates, ground-truth poses from a motion capture system, and third-person video logs. To ensure data diversity, we include experiments across multiple hardware instances and surfaces using various control paradigms, including pseudo-random binary excitation, nonlinear model predictive control, and reinforcement learning agents. We include several example applications in dynamics model learning, state estimation, and time-series classification to illustrate common robotics algorithms that can be benchmarked on our dataset.
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spellingShingle The Mini Wheelbot Dataset: High-Fidelity Data for Robot Learning
Hose, Henrik
Brunzema, Paul
Subhasish, Devdutt
Trimpe, Sebastian
Robotics
Systems and Control
The development of robust learning-based control algorithms for unstable systems requires high-quality, real-world data, yet access to specialized robotic hardware remains a significant barrier for many researchers. This paper introduces a comprehensive dynamics dataset for the Mini Wheelbot, an open-source, quasi-symmetric balancing reaction wheel unicycle. The dataset provides 1 kHz synchronized data encompassing all onboard sensor readings, state estimates, ground-truth poses from a motion capture system, and third-person video logs. To ensure data diversity, we include experiments across multiple hardware instances and surfaces using various control paradigms, including pseudo-random binary excitation, nonlinear model predictive control, and reinforcement learning agents. We include several example applications in dynamics model learning, state estimation, and time-series classification to illustrate common robotics algorithms that can be benchmarked on our dataset.
title The Mini Wheelbot Dataset: High-Fidelity Data for Robot Learning
topic Robotics
Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.11394