Boston Dynamics' Marc Raibert on Next-Gen ATLAS: "A Huge Amount of Work"

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The new ATLAS can do things we've never seen other robots doing before, making it one of the most advanced humanoids in existence.

Since founding the MIT Leg Lab and pioneering the concept of dynamic locomotion, Raibert, who spun off Boston Dynamics from MIT in 1992, has focused on robots that move in a nimble manner, much like humans and animals.

The next-gen ATLAS appears to achieve that same level of animal-like agility, with the robot slipping and stumbling on snow but rapidly recovering its balance to continue marching.

"Our long-term goal is to make robots that have mobility, dexterity, perception and intelligence comparable to humans and animals, or perhaps exceeding them; this robot is a step along the way."-Marc Raibert, Boston Dynamics.

The big question in everyone's minds is, Why did Boston Dynamics develop this robot? The company was acquired by Alphabet in 2013, along with other robotics companies, and there's a huge amount of interest in what they are planning on having robots like the new ATLAS do.

"Our long-term goal is to make robots that have mobility, dexterity, perception and intelligence comparable to humans and animals, or perhaps exceeding them; this robot is a step along the way."

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