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Boston Dynamics’ Founder on the Future of Robotics

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When Marc Raibert founded Boston Dynamics in 1992, he wasn’t even sure it was going to be a robotics company—he thought it might become a modeling and simulation company instead. Now, of course, Boston Dynamics is the authority in legged robots, with its Atlas biped and Spot quadruped. He now leads the Boston Dynamics AI Institute.

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Boston Dynamics’ Robert Playter on the New Atlas

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Boston Dynamics has just introduced a new Atlas humanoid robot , replacing the legendary hydraulic Atlas and intended to be a commercial product. We talked with Playter about what the heck took Boston Dynamics so long to make this robot, what the vision is for Atlas as a product, all that extreme flexibility, and what comes next.

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Boston Dynamics Retires Its Legendary Humanoid Robot

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In a new video posted today, Boston Dynamics is sending off its hydraulic Atlas humanoid robot. Hydraulic Atlas has certainly earned some relaxation; Boston Dynamics has been absolutely merciless with its humanoid research program. Now it’s time for our hydraulic Atlas robot to kick back and relax.” This is a robot that will be missed.

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Video Friday: Such a Showoff

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IEEE RO-MAN 2023 : 28–31 August 2023, BUSAN, KOREA RoboCup 2023 : 4–10 July 2023, BORDEAUX, FRANCE CLAWAR 2023 : 2–4 October 2023, FLORIANOPOLIS, BRAZIL RSS 2023 : 10–14 July 2023, DAEGU, KOREA ICRA 2023 : 29 May–2 June 2023, LONDON Robotics Summit & Expo : 10–11 May 2023, BOSTON Enjoy today’s videos! UPenn ]

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This Robotic Pack Mule Can Carry Your Gear (and You)

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This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore. Boston Dynamics’ BigDog and LS3 were explicitly designed to haul heavy loads (up to 200 kg) across rough terrain for the U.S. This kind of application may be obvious, but the hardware requirements are challenging.

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Learn From the Best Minds in Commercial Robotics Development

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This sponsored article is brought to you by Robotics Summit & Expo. The Robotics Summit & Expo , taking place May 10-11 at the Boston Convention Center, will bring together the brightest minds in robotics to share their commercial robotics development experiences.

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Samsung SDI opens battery R&D center in Shanghai

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Samsung SDI opened SDI R&D Europe (SDIRE) in Munich last July and SDI R&D America (SDIRA) in Boston last August. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost. A new research lab under the center will focus on discovering new functional and affordable materials, according to the report. percent and 5.5