Atlas performs coordinated whole-body movements including walking, crouching, and lifting to complete tasks such as sorting and packing. In a recorded demonstration, Atlas responded when a person moved a box away, grabbed and repositioned the box, and reopened a lid to continue retrieving objects without interruption. Atlas operates under a Large Behavior Model (LBM) that controls locomotion and manipulation together rather than separating walking and arm actions. The capability results from a joint research partnership between Boston Dynamics and the Toyota Research Institute aiming to develop a general-purpose humanoid assistant. The progress indicates potential for robots to handle dynamic, unstructured tasks in human environments.
The robot, called Atlas, is seen in a video using whole-body movements such as walking, crouching, and lifting. Boston Dynamics and the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) announced a big step forward in robotics and artificial intelligence research this week. In a joint video, their humanoid robot, Atlas, is seen using whole-body movements such as walking, crouching, and lifting to complete tasks that involve sorting and packing.
About 45 seconds into the video, a person with a hockey stick moves the box away from Atlas. Atlas immediately jumps into action, grabbing the box and moving it closer to continue picking up objects from inside. The person then closes one of the box's lids with the hockey stick. Without skipping a beat, Atlas flips the lid open again and continues its tasks.
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