WATCH | Humanoid robot shows off its parkour skills
18 August 2021 - 12:48
By TimesLIVE
Boston Dynamics’ humanoid robot, named Atlas, has been showing off its new skill: parkour.
Atlas stands 1.52m tall, weighs 86kg, uses hydraulics and battery-powered electric motors for movement and has three on-board computers.
Parkour is a useful organising activity because it highlights several challenges they believe to be important, said Atlas team leader Scott Kuindersma.
It is designed to be used as a research and development tool. If a robot can develop the same movement and flexibility as the average adult, the range of potential applications will practically be limitless.
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