Google’s robotics arm, Boston Dynamics, has released a video of a new version of its Atlas robot. The video shows the upgraded robot opening doors, picking up boxes and taking an eerily human-like stroll in the woods.
One of its greatest achievements is the bipedal Atlas robot, and now there’s a new version that’s even more humanoid than before. It can walk over rough terrain, pick up objects, and wield weapons in the impending robot uprising.
The video also shows Boston Dynamics employees shoving and knocking over the robot, which can pick itself up off the floor.
Atop Atlas’ “head” is able to spin and has LIDAR and stereo sensors that help it track objects in real time. It’s electrically powered and hydraulically actuated like most of Boston Dynamics’ other robots, but this version of Atlas is much more compact than the old one. It’s five feet, nine inches tall and weighs 180 pounds. That means it can fit into the same areas as a human, and in some cases, do the work of a human.
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
Google acquired Boston Dynamics in 2013 along with seven other robotics companies that year as part of the company’s so-called “moonshot” ventures.