Atlas Robot, The Next Generation – Unbelievable, Must Watch!
Editor’s Comment: SPOILER ALERT – this comment contains events from the video so if you want to go in fresh, watch the video first. This is AMAZING! Couple of things though, anyone else felt a creepy feeling when the robot was walking in the snow among the trees LOL. I have to say too that I felt bad when he pushed the robot down. Robots from the future might use this as evidence to turn against us, bad move guy in the video.
A new version of Atlas, designed to operate outdoors and inside buildings. It is specialized for mobile manipulation. It is electrically powered and hydraulically actuated. It uses sensors in its body and legs to balance and LIDAR and stereo sensors in its head to avoid obstacles, assess the terrain, help with navigation and manipulate objects. This version of Atlas is about 5′ 9″ tall (about a head shorter than the DRC Atlas) and weighs 180 lbs.
