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April 16, 2024 04:40 pm
Original Link: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/04/16/1448245/boston-dynamics-retires-its-hydraulic-humanoid-robot?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=fee
Boston Dynamics Retires Its Hydraulic Humanoid Robot
Robotics firm Boston Dynamics, owned by Hyundai, has retired its humanoid robot Atlas after a decade, despite significant funding pouring into the category. TechCrunch adds: Boston Dynamics has been focused on commercializing technologies for a number of years now. Hyundai's 2021 acquisition of the firm, coupled with the appointment of Rob Playter as its second-ever CEO, has further accelerated that path. Given the tremendous interest around companies like Agility, Figure, 1X and Apptronik, it stands to reason that -- at the very least -- the Waltham, Massachusetts-based company has -- at the very least -- seriously explored the commercial humanoid category. Boston Dynamics was, of course, well ahead of the current humanoid robotics curve. Last July marked the 10th anniversary of the bipedal robot's debut. The company teamed with DARPA for Atlas' early development, leading the robot to be heavily incorporated into challenges of the era.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/04/16/1448245/boston-dynamics-retires-its-hydraulic-humanoid-robot?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=fee
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