[ExI] Next Generation of Boston Dynamics' ATLAS Robot

Giovanni Santostasi gsantostasi at gmail.com
Wed Feb 24 14:04:31 UTC 2016


Hey, ddraig, noticed your quote.... wakefulness alternated with dreamless
sleep is actually a great thing (you could not learn anything without it).
Dreamless sleep (slow wave sleep) is my area of research in neuroscience,
not just a pet peeve, ; )

Giovanni


On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 8:01 PM, ddraig <ddraig at gmail.com> wrote:

> website down, here's the latest video:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVlhMGQgDkY
>
> On 24 February 2016 at 11:45, BillK <pharos at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Boston Dynamics has just posted an incredible video showcasing a
>> massively upgraded version of the ATLAS robot that they initially
>> developed for the DARPA Robotics Challenge. While BD calls this the
>> “next generation” of ATLAS, it looks like such an enormous
>> technological leap forward that it’s more like a completely different
>> species.
>>
>> <
>> http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/next-generation-of-boston-dynamics-atlas-robot
>> >
>>
>> A new version of Atlas, designed to operate outdoors and inside
>> buildings. It 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.
>> --------------------
>>
>>
>> The video is 2mins 40secs long. In the final section a man teases the
>> robot by moving the box it is trying to pick up. It is so human-like
>> that I half-expected it to retaliate and teach the man a lesson!
>>
>>
>> BillK
>>
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