A week ago, Boston Dynamics showed how its Atlas humanoid robot performs various new tricks. Of course, not all of them were made by the robot the first time, and now the company has shown unsuccessful doubles. In this video, it’s not even Atlas’ unsuccessful attempts to do this or...
As robots made by Boston Dynamics and other companies continue to improve and expand their capabilities, public concerns are growing about their misuse. For example, as a weapon. To prevent the emergence of killer robots and allay concerns about the goals of the release of robots, robotics companies have published...
The robot Boston Dynamics Stretch, which is capable of performing only one task, goes on sale a year after the announcement. Recall that Stretch is a robotic arm that can carefully pick up boxes and shift them to another place. For example, on a conveyor. At the same time, Stretch...
The Super Bowl is far from an ordinary phenomenon in the USA. The final of the local American football championship gathers an audience of millions, so many companies shoot the most interesting and exciting commercials especially for the Super Bowl. So did Samuel Adams Brewing Company. In the story, two...
Boston Dynamics’ Spot Robot is back with a new dance number, showcasing its capabilities to the music of The Rolling Stones. Spot is shown side by side with Mick Jagger, whose movements are followed by the robot. The new video, which Boston Dynamics called Spot Me Up, shows several units...
Boston Dynamics, which recently moved under the wing of Hyundai, published a video in which humanoid Atlas robots dashingly overcome the site with various obstacles – no worse than parkour masters. And at the end – a couple of spectacular back flips. It took months of work and training for...
In late June, Hyundai Motor Group, Boston Dynamics and SoftBank Group announced the completion of the deal that resulted in Hyundai Motor Group acquiring a majority stake in Boston Dynamics. In honor of this event, Boston Dynamics has created a couple of videos, in one of which Boston Dynamics robots...
This week, Hyundai Motor Group, Boston Dynamics and SoftBank Group announced the completion of a deal that resulted in Hyundai Motor Group acquiring a majority stake in Boston Dynamics from SoftBank. The deal was announced last December. Over the past period, regulatory approvals have been obtained and all other necessary...
As we have already reported, the first robotic policemen caused concern among the Americans. So great was the concern, according to new information, that the NYPD decided to abandon the use of the Spot robot dog, rented from Boston Dynamics. According to the department, the contract was terminated ahead of...
Boston Dynamics today unveiled an updated version of the famous Spot Robop. The new model is called the Spot Enterprise, and its key feature is the presence of a charging station in the package, to which Spot connects independently, without any signal from the human side. Just like a robot...