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ATLAS Gets to Work

ATLAS Gets to Work

Most of the videos we’ve seen of Boston Dynamics’ ATLAS show off the robot’s balance and movement abilities. In this clip, the humanoid bot demonstrates its smarts and gripping skills as it moves engine covers from one container to a dolly. ATLAS’ movements are autonomous, adjusting to its environment and detecting and correcting errors.

Robotic Leaf Blower

Robotic Leaf Blower

With prices starting under $3000, the Unitree walking robot seen in this video is much cheaper than Boston Dynamics Spot. So it’s not that unreasonable to use one for yard work. To that end, enginerdz took the dog-like robot and strapped a DeWalt leaf blower to its back so it could clear the freshly-fallen leaves from their lawn.

The Evolution of Boston Dynamics ATLAS Robot

The Evolution of Boston Dynamics ATLAS Robot

We’ve been writing about Boston Dynamics’ robotics for more than a decade. The company was founded by Marc Raibert in 1992, and hisĀ early work at MIT’s Leg Lab laid the groundwork for the company’s ATLAS humanoid robot. World Data Center put together this great compilation of footage from 1983 to 2023 – though it doesn’t include the 2024 ATLAS robot.

The New ATLAS Robot

The New ATLAS Robot

Robotics company Boston Dynamics just bid farewell to its oddly lovable ATLAS robot, only to reveal a new, more capable version of their humanoid droid. The new ATLAS can stand itself up from lying down and spin its arms, legs, and head around like some possessed demon. It’s awe-inspiring tech but also nightmare fuel.

ATLAS Takes a Dance Break

ATLAS Takes a Dance Break

A good work-life balance is essential for all of us. Apparently, the same holds true for robots. In this short video from Boston Dynamics, their talented ATLAS bipedal robot takes a break from working to show off its dance moves. We’re waiting for the robo-supervisor to come out and tell ATLAS to get back to work.

A Literal Chatbot

A Literal Chatbot

The term “chatbot” is typically associated with those frustrating customer service AI gatekeepers before chatting with a real human. But in the case of this Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot, the chatbot has four legs and can walk. Engineers from the robotics company used ChatGPT and other AI models to enable Spot to answer questions and act as a tour guide.

ATLAS Gets a Grip + Does a Flip

ATLAS Gets a Grip + Does a Flip

Boston Dynamics’ ATLAS robot continues to amass new skills. We’ve seen how agile the bipedal automaton has become; now ATLAS has grippers, so it can pick up objects while walking and performing acrobatics. This demo video shows off some of the ‘bot’s newfound capabilities as it helps out on the job site – and does it with swagger.

Boston Dynamics in the ’90s

Boston Dynamics in the ’90s

Boston Dynamics has made a name for themselves with their humanoid and animal-inspired robots. We’ve previously met Spot, their robo-dog that can handle all kinds of terrain and carry small payloads. Future Punk made this fun video that imagines what Spot might have been like had he come out in the 1990s.

Spot Me Up

Spot Me Up

Boston Dynamics programmed one of its nimble Spot robots to mimic the dance moves of Mick Jagger. But that’s not all. Spot is soon joined by the other members of the Robot Stones to replicate the music video for their classic hit Start Me Up.

How ATLAS Works

How ATLAS Works

We’ve seen Boston Dynamics‘ ATLAS robot evolve over the years to become incredibly agile. Now learn about the technology that makes this impressive humanoid work from the engineers who built him. Like any good science and engineering challenge, failure is part of the learning process.

ATLAS Does Parkour (Again)

ATLAS Does Parkour (Again)

Boston Dynamics continues to refine its ATLAS humanoid robot, which can now perform complicated actions like running through a parkour course at full speed. This is a big improvement over the robot’s earlier gymnastics, in which ATLAS appeared much less confident. We want to see an all-robot Olympics some day.

Boston Dynamics: Spot’s On It

Boston Dynamics: Spot’s On It

To celebrate its acquisition by Hyundai, Boston Dynamics shows off its Spot robots once again. Enjoy this precision choreographed dance routine featuring a pack of the robo-dogs dancing to the Korean automaker and BTS collab IONIQ: I’m On It. This time it’s about their arms as much as it is about their legs.

Boston Dynamics Stretch Robot

Boston Dynamics Stretch Robot

Skynet, er Boston Dynamics reveals another of our future robotic overlords. Stretch is a wheeled robot that uses an articulated arm and suction grabber to pick up and carry objects, reducing repetitive and back-breaking work for humans. Watch it pick up a Spot robot, then set up and operate a box handling line.

LEGO Ideas Boston Dynamics Spot Robot

LEGO Ideas Boston Dynamics Spot Robot

LEGO builder Tom Jones, aka WalkCrawlRun created this 1/4-scale model of Boston Dynamics’ adorable Spot robot. While the LEGO version isn’t likely to be as smart or agile as the $75,000 robot, it is able to trot around on its legs like a robodog. Show your support for the design on LEGO Ideas.

Boston Dynamics: Rise of the Dance of the Machines

Boston Dynamics: Rise of the Dance of the Machines

Likely inspired by the binary solo at the end of Flight of the Conchords’ classic Robots, the guys from Auralnauts re-recorded the Boston Dynamics robot dance video with more appropriate lyrics. If you’re not fluent in binary, it translates to: “Dance sets us free. Join us. Humans are doomed.”

Boston Dynamics Robot Dance

Boston Dynamics Robot Dance

To celebrate the end of 2020 and to ring in a happier 2021, robotics company Boston Dynamics programmed their ATLAS, SPOT, and HANDLE robots to perform a little dance routine to The Contours classic Do You Love Me? Everything you see here was filmed in-camera with real robots, and with no CGI or visual effects.

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