Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot shows off its agility for the scouts

[Teh One Who Knocks]

By Richard Lawler - Endgadget


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While the NFL draft is already over, the Boston Dynamics Atlas robot is angling for a free agent workout with its latest highlight video. We've already seen one backflipping, but considering the abilities necessary, it's nearly as impressive to see a robot running untethered across open terrain, and easily clearing a small obstacle. The stats on its 40 time and vertical aren't world-class yet, but a glance at older PETMAN walking demos from 2009 show how far the technology has come in just a few years.

We're betting the next DARPA competition will look a little different from the last one.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjSohj-Iclc


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67CUudkjEG4

[lost in melb.]

Both amazing and lame. You can see where it's heading though - give it 10 years.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Both amazing and lame. You can see where it's heading though - give it 10 years.

https://i.imgur.com/umcEVol.jpg

[deebakes]

:hills:

[lost in melb.]

https://i.imgur.com/umcEVol.jpg

It's actually foreseeable. Scary :oops:

[Hikari Kisugi]

And why wouldn't we, we already have drones in the sky, why wouldn't we use ground based battle droids, send them into warzones to make a mess against the rank and file of admiral akbars. They won't get many virgins for suicide bombing a piece of metal.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve9kWX_KXus