The humanoid robot Atlas has new skills under its belt as shown in the latest videos released by its designers at Boston Dynamics. The robot is a real gymnast of great agility, capable of performing somersaults and complex movements, as well as moving objects with its new “hands”.
Site Assistant may not be the best role for an ultra-sophisticated robot, but it allows Boston Dynamics to demonstrate the latest advances in one of its robots. The company, best known for its robot dog Spot, has just released a new video of its Atlas humanoid robot.
The robotic biped, presented for the first time in 2013, measures one and a half meters, and weighs 89 kilogramskilograms. Equipped with 28 articulationsarticulations hydraulic, it can run up to 2.5 m/s (9 km/h). The firm had previously demonstrated his incredible agility in a series of videos where he did gymnastics, danced rock or even practiced parkour. This time, he is on a construction site and equipped with pliers as hands.
Another video that demonstrates the incredible agility of Boston Dynamics humanoids. ©Boston Dynamics
The robot now able to manipulate the world around it
This is the first time Boston Dynamics has shown Atlas manipulating objects other than cardboard boxes. The robot picks up a board and puts it down so that it can access a scaffoldingscaffolding. He then picks up a bag from the ground, steps on the plank, then throws the bag to a person standing above. Then he pushes a caisson to be able to descend and ends with a somersault with a 540 degree rotation.
Unlike the dance number, Atlas had to take into account the world around him. In addition, some objects move, unlike parkour, and he must perform his movementsmovements adjusting his balance to take into account the weight of the board or bag he porteporte. The robot has not changed much at the hardware level since the presentation of the new version in 2016. Atlas is a research platform rather than a finished product, and the evolution of its movements shows the importance of algorithms and the progress made in this area.
The Atlas robot very comfortable on parkour
Boston Dynamics’ famed Atlas robot is pushed to its limits on parkour – also known as the art of displacement. He performs this acrobatic discipline without incident, as can be seen in a video published by the American company.
Article of Louis NephewLouis Nephewpublished 08/23/21
He knows how to rock dance, do gymnastics, somersaults and can now overcome the complex obstacles of a parkour like a boss! Eight years after its laborious first steps, from the top of its meter 50 for 86 kilos, the Atlas robot from Boston Dynamics does not lack balance, as shown in a new video published by its manufacturer.
We can see two copies of the Atlas robot jumping from platform to platform, demonstrating a remarkable sense of balance by stepping over a beambeam. What makes the difference is that he can adapt his posture according to what he sees. In other words, compared to other spectacular videos, the robot is not pre-programmed to perform actions. It is he who will choose independently how to pass an obstacle.
Atlas pushed to its limits
Parkour, this sporting discipline of urban origin, is a perfect exercise to test the robot’s agility capacities since it must chain actions while maintaining its balance. With this show jumping, Boston Dynamics sought to push Atlas to its limits, an exercise which it successfully carried out as we can see. Designed for search and rescue missions, the robot therefore gains a little more autonomy and will now be able to move unhindered over rough and unknown terrain.
The humanoid robot Atlas has new skills under its belt as shown in the latest videos released by its designers at Boston Dynamics. The robot is a real gymnast of great agility, capable of performing somersaults and complex movements, as well as moving objects with its new “hands”.
Site Assistant may not be the best role for an ultra-sophisticated robot, but it allows Boston Dynamics to demonstrate the latest advances in one of its robots. The company, best known for its robot dog Spot, has just released a new video of its Atlas humanoid robot.
The robotic biped, presented for the first time in 2013, measures one and a half meters, and weighs 89 kilogramskilograms. Equipped with 28 articulationsarticulations hydraulic, it can run up to 2.5 m/s (9 km/h). The firm had previously demonstrated his incredible agility in a series of videos where he did gymnastics, danced rock or even practiced parkour. This time, he is on a construction site and equipped with pliers as hands.
Another video that demonstrates the incredible agility of Boston Dynamics humanoids. ©Boston Dynamics
The robot now able to manipulate the world around it
This is the first time Boston Dynamics has shown Atlas manipulating objects other than cardboard boxes. The robot picks up a board and puts it down so that it can access a scaffoldingscaffolding. He then picks up a bag from the ground, steps on the plank, then throws the bag to a person standing above. Then he pushes a caisson to be able to descend and ends with a somersault with a 540 degree rotation.
Unlike the dance number, Atlas had to take into account the world around him. In addition, some objects move, unlike parkour, and he must perform his movementsmovements adjusting his balance to take into account the weight of the board or bag he porteporte. The robot has not changed much at the hardware level since the presentation of the new version in 2016. Atlas is a research platform rather than a finished product, and the evolution of its movements shows the importance of algorithms and the progress made in this area.
The Atlas robot very comfortable on parkour
Boston Dynamics’ famed Atlas robot is pushed to its limits on parkour – also known as the art of displacement. He performs this acrobatic discipline without incident, as can be seen in a video published by the American company.
Article of Louis NephewLouis Nephewpublished 08/23/21
He knows how to rock dance, do gymnastics, somersaults and can now overcome the complex obstacles of a parkour like a boss! Eight years after its laborious first steps, from the top of its meter 50 for 86 kilos, the Atlas robot from Boston Dynamics does not lack balance, as shown in a new video published by its manufacturer.
We can see two copies of the Atlas robot jumping from platform to platform, demonstrating a remarkable sense of balance by stepping over a beambeam. What makes the difference is that he can adapt his posture according to what he sees. In other words, compared to other spectacular videos, the robot is not pre-programmed to perform actions. It is he who will choose independently how to pass an obstacle.
Atlas pushed to its limits
Parkour, this sporting discipline of urban origin, is a perfect exercise to test the robot’s agility capacities since it must chain actions while maintaining its balance. With this show jumping, Boston Dynamics sought to push Atlas to its limits, an exercise which it successfully carried out as we can see. Designed for search and rescue missions, the robot therefore gains a little more autonomy and will now be able to move unhindered over rough and unknown terrain.
