"Not everybody agrees that replicating the four-limbed, bipedal shape of a human should be replicated in robot form. For one, walking with two feet is inherently less stable than four, nevermind a set of wheels. Replicating the dexterity and fine motor skills of human hands also remains a major challenge. In a modified approach, Boston Dynamics has clearly decided to loosen up some of the restrictions of the human form."
"Key to the demo is that the robot features clever joints that allow for " continuous rotation." In effect, its hips, wrists, and neck can swivel a full 360 degrees unimpeded. After confidently strutting to the front of the stage, Atlas starts twisting its hands like a drill, rotating its head like the girl in "The Exorcist," and even turning its entire torso around in a dizzying maneuver."
Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid robot uses modified, nonhuman design choices to improve performance. The robot features clever joints that provide continuous rotation, allowing hips, wrists, and neck to swivel a full 360 degrees. The wider range of motion enables unsettlingly human-adjacent behaviors such as twisting hands, rotating the head, and turning the torso. Atlas is presented as production-ready, measured at six-foot-two and 200 pounds, with no pricing or availability announced. Hyundai owns Boston Dynamics and plans to deploy Atlas at a Hyundai EV manufacturing facility by 2028. Boston Dynamics also announced a partnership with Google's DeepMind to add AI capabilities. Atlas can manipulate car parts and is being developed for factory deployment.
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