"Atlas can already dance and perform acrobatics but, like other humanoids, it lacks the intelligence needed to understand its environment, make complex decisions, and manipulate unfamiliar objects with its hands. That could start to change with the addition of an advanced AI model like Gemini, though it remains unclear how robots will match the adaptability and subtlety of human manual dexterity."
""The real value going forward is for our robots to be contextually aware of their environment and able to use their hands to manipulate any object," Robert Playter, CEO of Boston Dynamics, told WIRED ahead of today's announcement. "And we think manufacturing environments, like in Hyundai factories, are a perfect place to deploy that today.""
Atlas can already dance and perform acrobatics but lacks the intelligence to understand its environment, make complex decisions, and manipulate unfamiliar objects with its hands. Integrating advanced AI models like Gemini could provide deeper environmental understanding and improved decision-making, though matching human manual dexterity remains uncertain. Boston Dynamics aims for robots to be contextually aware and able to use their hands to manipulate objects, with manufacturing environments such as Hyundai factories seen as immediate deployment opportunities. The company pioneered advanced robots and changed ownership from Google (2013) to SoftBank (2017) and Hyundai (2021). Advances in motors, batteries, sensors, and components have enabled many startups and dozens of firms worldwide to compete in humanoid development.
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