Boston Dynamics Unveils an Electric Atlas Robot

Matthew Berman introduces a brief 2024 demonstration of the new Atlas, released after the retirement of its hydraulic predecessor.

MBMatthew BermanIntervenant · Forward Future
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Matthew Berman
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17 avr. 2024
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Matthew Berman presents Boston Dynamics' April 2024 demonstration of a new electric Atlas humanoid robot. The short clip shows the robot rising from the floor and standing; it does not establish how autonomously it performed or how it would work in real-world tasks.

  1. 1A new AtlasBerman introduces Boston Dynamics' new robot immediately after the company retired its prior Atlas.
  2. 2A movement demonstrationThe excerpt shows the electric humanoid move from the floor to a standing position.
  3. 3A limited viewThe demonstration illustrates movement but does not explain the controls or establish performance across tasks.

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  1. Boston Dynamics introduced a new electric Atlas after retiring its hydraulic Atlas platform.
  2. The demonstration shows the robot rising from the floor and standing.
  3. A short promotional demonstration does not establish autonomy, reliability or general-purpose capability.
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Introducing the electric Atlas

Berman introduces the new Boston Dynamics robot and the company's demonstration.

Boston Dynamics has retired its earlier Atlas robot, and now the company has released a demonstration of a new version. Matthew Berman introduces the April 2024 clip, expressing surprise at the new electric humanoid robot.

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The demonstration

The robot rises from the floor and stands. The brief video does not explain how the motion is controlled.

Atlas begins on the floor
DIAPOSITIVE 1 / 2Atlas begins on the floorThe demonstration shows the robot before it rises.
Electric Atlas standing
DIAPOSITIVE 2 / 2Electric Atlas standingThe new robot reaches a standing posture in the demonstration.

In the demonstration, Atlas is shown on the floor, then moves into a standing position. The brief footage shows its physical movement, but it does not explain whether the sequence is autonomous or demonstrate reliability in practical work.

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