Full Metal Gymnast

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Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot – it does parkour now. To wit:

We created the manoeuvres using new techniques that streamline the development process. First, an optimisation algorithm transforms high-level descriptions of each manoeuvre into dynamically-feasible reference motions.  Then Atlas tracks the motions using a model predictive controller that smoothly blends from one manoeuvre to the next.

…and then kills all humans.

Previously: Warehousebot

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5 thoughts on “Full Metal Gymnast

  1. Shane Duffy

    The FAI could see if it has an Irish granny, they might find a place for it on the English b team we call Ireland.

  2. Cloud

    “We’re very excited about our latest model. It can lay a feather on a sleeping puppy’s nose AND twist a man’s head off in one smooth movement.

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