A.I. Learns to Beat QWOP (World's HARDEST Game)

I taught an AI how to beat QWOP! In fact it was so good, it also got onto the speed run leaderboard. Inspired by popular videos on teaching AI how to walk like that by Code Bullet and Dani, I decided to apply machine learning techniques to teach an AI to beat QWOP. This was a rollercoaster ride with techniques such as evolutionary algorithms, NEAT, and imitation learning. Enjoy!
Code - github.com/CoderboiYT/QWOPAI
Original QWOP game - www.foddy.net/Athletics.html
Genetic algorithms in python tutorial series - • Neural nets with Flapp...
Check out this legend that actually got an AI to beat the speed run record! I also got a lot of help from his code so give him some likes and stars - github.com/Wesleyliao/QWOP-RL
Chapters:
00:00 - 01:23 Introduction
01:23 - 02:25 Experimenting with evolution
02:25 - 04:11 Getting to the finish line using NEAT
04:11 - 05:38 Getting a speedrun using imitation learning
05:38 - 08:18 Final training footage
08:18 - 10:41 Final result
10:41 - 11:14 Conclusion

[@lusissoma]

How can a channel like this be so underrated?

[@coderboi5191]

Thank you so much!

[@lemonyphresh]

I never thought I could have so much fun with such a video :D

[@kaushikid1]

This is extraordinary. One of the best and most entertaining AI videos I have seen on YT. It will definitely go viral.

[@coderboi5191]

Thank you so much, glad you liked the video!

[@coderboi5191]

The secret to beating QWOP is subscribing to my channel I swear. The code is here if you wanna check it out - github.com/CoderboiYT/QWOPAI

[@drkaushikidwivedee4684]

Extremely entertaining video.

[@coderboi5191]

Thank you!

[@aGj2fiebP3ekso7wQpnd1Lhd]

Great video as always. Could you please post the code for these? Even if it’s terrible, it will help others learn

[@coderboi5191]

Thanks a lot! I've uploaded the code here - github.com/CoderboiYT/QWOPAI Sorry if it's a bit messy, hopefully it helps you and others out. Thanks for the reminder!

[@akashprajapathi6056]

Could you apply RL for this game?

[@coderboi5191]

Great question! I did try DQN and ACER using the stable baselines library but the results were pretty similar to NEAT where it just crawled across the floor :/ I think tweaking the rewards a bit could've made it walk properly but it didn't seem to work out for me :(

[@revimfadli4666]

@@coderboi5191 Could evolution strategies work better?