Boston Dynamics Atlas robot: a full history
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Boston Dynamics’ all-electric Atlas robot shows off its bad breakdancing moves.
We’re slowly starting to get a better idea of the full capabilities of Boston Dynamics’ upgraded Atlas robot. The company shared another video of the humanoid performing various moves developed using reinforcement learning and human motion capture. Atlas runs, crawls, and performs a respectable cartwheel.
The bot’s breakdancing moves might not win it an Olympic gold medal, but it’s certainly not the worst performance the world has ever seen.
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