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We posted Parkour Atlas earlier, now we have another robot from Boston Dynamics hitting the viral waves.

Spot, the celebrity robot, is seen here dancing to the music of "Uptown Funk (Glee Cast Version)". The video has been viewed over 3M times in just a few days...

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Parkour Atlas

Yikes! Atlas is getting more and more agile. Not sure if it's a good thing or not but check him out doing parkour...

Atlas does parkour.  The control software uses the whole body including legs, arms and torso, to marshal the energy and strength for jumping over the log and leaping up the steps without breaking its pace.  (Step height 40 cm.)  Atlas uses computer vision to locate itself with respect to visible markers on the approach to hit the terrain accurately.

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Atlas, The Next Generation

A new version of Atlas, designed to operate outdoors and inside buildings.  It is specialized for mobile manipulation.  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, help with navigation and manipulate objects.  This version of Atlas is about 5' 9" tall (about a head shorter than the DRC Atlas) and weighs 180 lbs.

Hey Buddy, Can You Give Me a Hand?

Boston Dynamics is at it again with their ever-improving robot dogs. This time it's one helping the other to get through a closed door. Freekeh!
The video has been viewed over 8M times in just under a week!...

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Introducing Handle

As usual, Boston Dynamics' robots are fascinating to watch, like this latest one, Handle. And, as usual, they're still creepy as hell. Their latest video has around 4.5M views already...

Handle is a research robot that stands 6.5 ft tall, travels at 9 mph and jumps 4​ ​feet vertically. ​It uses electric power to operate both electric and hydraulic actuators, with a range of about 15 miles on one battery charge. ​​​Handle uses many of the same dynamics, balance and mobile manipulation principles​ found in the quadruped and biped robots we build, but with only about 10 actuated joints, it is significantly less complex. Wheels are efficient on flat surfaces while legs can go almost anywhere: by combining wheels and legs Handle can have the best of both worlds.

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