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Boston Dynamics Atlas — the Most Dynamic Humanoid Robot
The second floor of Boston Dynamics headquarters in Massachusetts, U.S., overflowed with energy and enthusiasm as two humanoid robots took charge of the entire floor, performed backflips, danced, and jumped on plywood panels. While their movements seemed almost perfect to the eyes of ordinary people, the robotics engineers at Boston Dynamics did not make a big deal out of their innovation. And surprisingly, they got back to work to overcome the challenges and perfect the movements of the two humanoid robots — Atlas.
After months of hard work and determination to perfect Atlas’ movements, the Hyundai-owned robotics company released a video of the robots performing parkour routines to showcase its upgrades. At the end of the reveal, one of the two robots pumped its arm like a league-pitcher — also known as ‘Cha-Ching’ by the robotics team.
Even though it looked near-perfect to others at the launch, the robotics engineers at Boston Dynamics immediately were able to spot an error. Atlas showed a minute stutter in its step. Atlas’ Team Lead, Scott Kuindersma, said: “If you watch the video with utmost attention, it looks a little wonky. We are going to replace the behavior we have tested before, so we have some confidence it will work.”
