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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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Video Friday: Peep Handling

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Rover mission concepts recently suggested for the Moon would drive about 1500 to 2000 km in under 4 years, which requires significant advances in autonomy. Much larger helicopter concepts are being studied to enable carrying larger science instrument payloads for potential future Mars missions. Please send us your events for inclusion.

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Video Friday: Training ARTEMIS

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RoMeLa ] Imperial College London and Empa researchers have built a drone that can withstand high enough temperatures to enter burning buildings. GRVC ] In collaboration with Trimble, we are announcing a proof-of-concept to enable robots and machines to follow humans and other machines in industrial applications. Enjoy today’s videos!

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Video Friday: ReachBot

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

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Video Friday: Googly Eye

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MIT ] Half a century since the concept of a cyborg was introduced, digital cyborgs, enabled by the spread of wearable robotics, are the focus of much research in recent times. Boston Dynamics ] What can robots actually do.today? We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months.

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Ford supports launch of mobility-focused startup business accelerator program in Detroit: Techstars Mobility

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Their concept was to bring together a network of entrepreneurs and offer a three-month, boot camp-style, immersive program to help startups launch quickly and with every advantage. The company has since expanded to Boston, Seattle, New York, San Antonio, Austin, Chicago and London.

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Video Friday: Happy Holidays!

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ICRA 2023 : 29 May–2 June 2023, LONDON RoboCup 2023 : 4–10 July 2023, BORDEAUX, FRANCE RSS 2023 : 10–14 July 2023, DAEGU, KOREA IEEE RO-MAN 2023 : 28–31 August 2023, BUSAN, KOREA Enjoy today’s videos! Boston Dynamics ] This year, our robot Husky was very busy working for the European Space Agency (ESA).