The designers of this bipedal machines are working extra hard to increase performance in the final five months of the DARPA Robotics Challenge. Impressive.
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1.80 m and 150 pounds, Atlas is not a soldier but a humanoid robot developed by Boston Dynamics, acquired in December 2013 through Google . This machine is already famous around the world via multiple videos of his exploits posted on Youtube.
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But she only finished at second place in the final of the DARPA Robotics Challenge, a competition in which incredible robots must drive a car, climb a ladder or carry debris. The first place was occupied by Shaft , a biped another start-up ... also bought by Google.
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So to have chances to win the final to be held on June 5 and 6, the engineers at Boston Dynamics have completely redesigned their masterpiece. New slimmer design, new articulation of the arms, new onboard battery in the back, Atlas was changed to three-quarters. Only his legs are the same.
See This : Xiaomi will not happen in Europe this year
1.80 m and 150 pounds, Atlas is not a soldier but a humanoid robot developed by Boston Dynamics, acquired in December 2013 through Google . This machine is already famous around the world via multiple videos of his exploits posted on Youtube.
But she only finished at second place in the final of the DARPA Robotics Challenge, a competition in which incredible robots must drive a car, climb a ladder or carry debris. The first place was occupied by Shaft , a biped another start-up ... also bought by Google.
Watch the Video...
So to have chances to win the final to be held on June 5 and 6, the engineers at Boston Dynamics have completely redesigned their masterpiece. New slimmer design, new articulation of the arms, new onboard battery in the back, Atlas was changed to three-quarters. Only his legs are the same.