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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/18/24133547/boston-dynamics-atlas-robot-hairy
Make robots hairy
On Wednesday, Boston Dynamics announced the new version of its Atlas robot with a characteristically unsettling video. In it, a humanoid android lifts itself up from the floor by bending its legs backward and then swivels its fathomless void of a head a full 180 degrees like it’s Linda Blair in The Exorcist. The footage is obviously creepy.
In a press release, the company said that it decided to make the new, fully electric Atlas robot move like an undead Cirque du Soleil performer (paraphrasing) because it can more efficiently complete tasks when it is not “constrained by a human range of motion.” I am OKAY with this! Boston Dynamics is doing exciting things with technology!
I do, however, have a novel suggestion for Boston Dynamics:...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/18/24133547/boston-dynamics-atlas-robot-hairy
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