The Boston Dynamics Atlas at Work: Everything We Know – Video

Boston Dynamics just released new videos of its 100% electric Atlas robot. This is the first time the company has released videos of this version of Atlas at anything like work. And when the company first shows that it is correcting a mistake, we go into the details. So let's get into how Atlas' torso and legs rotate in different directions. Given the label “fully autonomous” in this demo, one might assume that the robot has made the decision to move in this way, whether because it saves time or energy. I can't say there are any pop-ups in the video. Give us an insight into the robot's vision system and how it marks the different containers. It lasts until about halfway through this demo. One of the engine covers, which is the object Atlas is moving, appears to get stuck, causing the robot to react, reposition itself and correct its mistake on its own. We've seen similar demos from other robotics companies showing the Figure 2 robot picking up and placing car parts, even seemingly correcting some of its mistakes along the way. Tesla's Optimist robot was also recently shown at the company's We Robot event initially completing various work tasks. However, after reports surfaced that the robots at the event were assisted by humans, Tesla released a video showing optimists in a lab setting completing many similar tasks described as autonomous. Another video posted by Boston Dynamics on Halloween shows Atlas completing the same task as the previous video while wearing a hot dog costume. In this example, someone dressed as a cucumber moves the trash cans. Atlas detects another snag and is able to react, reposition himself and complete the task. This is the first time Boston Dynamics has shown its new electric Atlas in a work environment. The announcement video shows Atlas rising from the ground and moving to demonstrate the robot's hypermobility. At the time, Boston Dynamics said it was developing new grippers, or hands, for Atlas. Later, the company appeared to make good on that promise. In a YouTube short film. In this video, Atlas did some push-ups with what appeared to be fingerless knobs. Now we're seeing Atlas with finger-like limbs for the first time, based on the movement shown in these new videos. It looks like Boston Dynamics applied the same principles of hypermobility to it as the rest of the robot. You can see the finger starting at the bottom to help lift the motor and then swinging up to clamp and hold the car part while the robot carries it to its destination. These new videos of Atlas showing off its autonomous capabilities come just weeks after Boston Dynamics and the Toyota Research Institute announced a partnership to develop AI and robotics. Tr I has been working on developing a large behavioral model that is similar to a large language model that produces human-like behaviors instead of text. Boston Dynamics will supply the hardware and tr I will supply the A. ITR, which I also worked hard on in the area of ​​self-driving and self-driving cars. Tesla, one of Boston Dynamics' competitors in the humanoid robotic space, has touted its cars' self-driving capabilities as a helpful foundation for building the kind of AI needed to power humanoid robots, while Boston Dynamics works to commercialize its humanoid robot technology works. It is interesting to see the company partner with an automotive AI company. What do you think about humanoid robots? As always, let us know in the comments below. Thanks for watching. I'm your host, Jesse Orl. See you next time with the family.