Boston Dynamic’s Humanoid Robot – Atlas – Learns Another New Trick: Parkour

The tech company Boston Dynamics, which was in the news and created a sensation by launching periodical updates over the Youtube platform for the humanoid robot- Atlas, has begun mastering another kind of sophisticated form of human movement – parkour.

In the latest 29-second teaser, the robot Atlas, can be seen jumping over a log coming in its way one leg before by bounding up with an increased high wooden box, and then its mechanical limbs adjusting in the middle of the air to maintain its proper balance, a behavior which seems to be very much like a human.

“The control software uses the whole-body including legs, arms and torso, to marshal the energy and strength for jumping over the log and leaping up the steps without breaking its pace,” the company said in a statement posted over the platform YouTube. “Atlas uses computer vision to locate itself with respect to visible markers on the approach to hit the terrain accurately.”

Boston Dynamic has become famous for coming up with robots that try to mimic human and animal movements that too with a very high accuracy that many find it very surprising. The company was bought by Softbank of Japan from its previous owner more than a year ago. In its recent developments, the company successfully came up with four-legged robots with names like Spot, Wildcat and BigDog, all of which have got capabilities to open doors, carry heavy loads and run at a speed of 20 miles per hour.


Boston Dynamics founder had earlier told before an audience in Germany that his team is runnings test for the company’s four-legged, doglike robot, SpotMini, to use it for multiple industries, which includes areas like security, delivery, construction and home assistance. According to the company, the 66-pound machine is about 2 feet 9 inches tall and has got quiet features with respect to producing sound. It can be used with the help of electricity and has got a total of 17 joints and can be run for about 90 minutes with a single charge.

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