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All New Atlas | Boston Dynamics - New Bipedal Robot

HStallion

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Not sure if starting your ad like a horror movie was the best idea but it certainly grabs your attention.
 
castlegar

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Oct 27, 2017
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15 years from now you're making your last stand after this thing's been hunting you down for days, you think you get it with the rocket, and then it just gets up like that
 
Wrexis

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Nov 4, 2017
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This is the first robot I've ever seen from Dynamics that actually was a little scary.

Wonder why they did that video? Not their usual cute stuff.
 
HiLife

HiLife

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Oct 25, 2017
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When I first saw Boston Dynamics videos I thought it was CGI. Tbh I still can't tell a lot of the time. The parkour one threw me for a loop.
 
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Kinthey

Kinthey

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Oct 27, 2017
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Wrexis said:
This is the first robot I've ever seen from Dynamics that actually was a little scary.

Wonder why they did that video? Not their usual cute stuff.
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Actually part of the interview posted above

In the context of Atlas' range of motion, that introductory video was slightly uncomfortable to watch, which I'm sure was deliberate. Why introduce the new Atlas in that way?

Playter: These high range of motion actuators are going to enable a unique set of movements that ultimately will let the robot be very efficient. Imagine being able to turn around without having to take a bunch of steps to turn your whole body instead. The motions we showed [in the video] are ones where our engineers were like, "hey, with these joints, we could get up like this!" And it just wasn't something we had that really thought about before. This flexibility creates a palette that you can design new stuff on, and we're already having fun with it and we decided we wanted to share that excitement with the world.
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Basically they really wanted show off the joints, something the hydraulic Atlas couldn't do. Though some kind of dance routine might have been less creepy lol
 
Digital Dinosaur

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Oct 25, 2017
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I like how in the interview they are boasting that it already has superhuman strength and is capable of contorting its limbs in a human can't. Pointing out how it can get into and out of spaces difficult for a person, and can reorient itself if blocked in.

Like, you're just checking off the list that make this an ideal anti-human weapon system.
 
Psychotext

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Oct 30, 2017
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Incredible.

Also, a reminder that as much as Tesla would like you to think they're not faking their robot vids... they are.
 
CosmicGP

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Oct 28, 2017
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Nice. That's the way to do it; otherwise fully mimicking human bodies' limitations is just a bit pointless.

Next up:
-ability to transform to quadrupedal mode
-six limb versions just because it's cool
-synthetic muscles to replace actuators?
 
ArcLyte

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Nov 1, 2017
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Neat, omnidirectional joints are a good idea. Makes Elon's robot look like a piece of shit. To be fair, the previous Atlas did too.
 
Joe

Joe

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Oct 25, 2017
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I know everyone likes to be afraid of these robots, but man, I just think they're the coolest things.
 
DrFunk

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Oct 25, 2017
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Love how the face is a dark void, so when you try to identify the robot that nearly murdered you, you can't
 
steejee

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Oct 28, 2017
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The glow ring makes me think of the Culture, where drones (which are intelligent) have auras to act as expressions since they're just simple elongated spheres.
 
Garp TXB

Garp TXB

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Curious about specs, AI incorporation, battery life, etc. Definitely want to see more. I mean they've obviously nailed dexterity
 
LGHT_TRSN

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Oct 25, 2017
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I can't imagine humans ever being comfortable with humanoid robots doing stuff like that. Shit is unnatural.
 
kukubrew

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Nov 7, 2017
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Something familiar about it - give it some fancy clothes, maybe a shifting gun for an arm.

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Lucky Forward

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Oct 27, 2017
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"Imagine being able to turn around without having to take a bunch of steps to turn your whole body instead."


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Kaiken

Kaiken

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Oct 25, 2017
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Haha, they retired HD Atlus yesterday in a sad ass video and quickly announced their replacement today..
 
Bear

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Oct 25, 2017
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Imagine owning one of these, waking up in the middle of night and seeing it stand up like that.
 
Gvon

Gvon

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Oct 25, 2017
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I thought it was going to start hissing and mimicking Voldo before it stood up.
 
Praetorpwj

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Nov 21, 2017
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'The humans are dead. The humans are dead. We used poisonous gasses. And we poisoned their asses'

Robots from Flight of The Conchords.
 
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