So, we’ve already announced that Anca Dragan, Alexei Efros, Hany Farid, Melonee Wise, Peter Barrett, Rana el Kaliouby, Arnaud Thiercelin and Laura Major will all be appearing at April’s big robotics show on April 18 at UC Berkeley (Early Bird sale is on now!) This week we’ve got another big name to add to the […]
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Boston Dynamics ‘parkour’ robot took more than 20 attempts to nail it
Boston Dynamics have released another impressive robot video. This time it’s the humanoid Atlas attempting ‘parkour’.
But before you freak out in awe, Boston Dynamics have cautioned that it took 20 attempts to get it right. The big robot takeov…
This bipedal robot has a flying head
Making a bipedal robot is hard. You have to make sure maintain exquisite balance at all times and, even with the amazing things Atlas can do, there is still a chance that your crazy robot will fall over and bop its electronic head. But what if that head is a quadcopter? University of Tokyo have […]
View More This bipedal robot has a flying head5 times Boston Dynamics robots scared the hell out of us
We, as a culture, can’t seem to decide whether we love or hate robots.
On the one hand, they can be cute and friendly (The Iron Giant, Wall-E, Baymax from Big Hero 6) but on the other, they’re depicted as completely terrifying and powerful and out to…
Volkswagen’s Atlas Tanoak concept is a short-bed pickup truck dream
Volkswagen debuted a concept pickup truck at the New York Auto Show this week, and the Atlas-based design features a short bed design, based on VW’s MQB platform. It’s basically the Atlas 7-seater SUV with the back cut off and a small (but versatile) truck bed in place of the SUV’s cargo storage and third […]
View More Volkswagen’s Atlas Tanoak concept is a short-bed pickup truck dreamBoston Dynamics robot is ready to get backflipping revenge on tormentors
Atlas has been working on its moves.
The humanoid robot from Boston Dynamics that was once beat up by a jerk human and later stumbled on stage during an important presentation is now jumping and flipping like it’s nothing.
With its slick ne…