Boston Dynamics' Next-Gen ATLAS Sheds the Tether (roboticstrends.com)

Posted by timothy on Wednesday February 24, 2016 @07:03AM from the not-creepy-at-all dept.

Boston Dynamics' ATLAS robot has been featured here a few times before. An anonymous reader points out that the company has just posted a video of the newest version of the ATLAS, "and it's absolutely incredible." The video shows ATLAS walk, open a door, maintain its balance while it walks through snow and semi-rough terrain, squat and pick up 10-pound boxes and much more. And it does everything without a tether. The new version is electrically powered and hydraulically actuated. It uses sensors in its body and legs to balance and LIDAR and stereo sensors in its head to avoid obstacles, assess the terrain and help with navigation. This version of Atlas is about 5' 9" tall (about a head shorter than the DRC Atlas) and weighs 180 lbs.

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Re:Very impressive by ScentCone · 2016-02-24 08:06 · Score: -1, Offtopic

What I want to know is if these robots know the difference between IT'S and ITS. Because that would be a major step forward, apparently.

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