Two legged giant robot being developed by Google learns to stand on one leg.....
The robo karate kid! Terrifying
two legged giant robot being developed by Google learns to stand on one leg -
and recreates scene from cult film
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ATLAS Robot built by Boston
Dyanmics- which Google recently bought
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Dubbed Ian, the Atlas robot is
6ft 2in tall and weighs in at 330lb
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Was programmed to perform move by
Florida team
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For fans
of the cult film the Karate Kid, it is a familiar pose.
However,
in the latest video from the US military team developing a two legged fighting
robot, the buildup to 'crane kick' is seen in a new way.
The
researchers taught the robot to stand on one leg - recreating a key scene from
the film in the process.
According to Boston Dynamics, Atlas is a 'high mobility, humanoid
robot designed to negotiate outdoor, rough terrain.
'Atlas can walk bipedally leaving the upper limbs free to lift,
carry, and manipulate the environment.
'In extremely challenging terrain, Atlas is strong and coordinated
enough to climb using hands and feet, to pick its way through congested
spaces.'
The Atlas
robot created by Google-owned firm Boston Dynamics is a formidable figure at
6ft 2in tall and weighing in at 330lb.
The robot
boasts 28 hydraulically actuated joints and stereo vision, and is one of the
most advanced robots ever created.
However,
it's not just karate - Ian has another trick up his sleeve - software written
by the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Interaction which allows him to
drive a car.
'To
achieve this level of maneuverability in robots, researchers at IHMC look
toward nature,' the team say.
'Inspired
by the speed of cheetahs, the endurance of horses, the maneuverability of
monkeys, and the versatility of humans, IHMC researchers are on a quest to
develop legged robots that are fast, efficient, and graceful, with the mobility
required to access many of the same places that humans can.'
At the US
Government's Robo-Olympics, Ian came second, despite competing as a virtual
software simulation.
Despite
his lack of limbs, the world's most innocuously named 'bot was able to walk,
carry a fire hose and, most impressively, get in a car and drive it.
Atlas is
a high mobility, humanoid robot designed to negotiate outdoor, rough terrain,
Boston Dynamics said.
'Atlas
can walk bipedally leaving the upper limbs free to lift, carry, and manipulate
the environment. In extremely challenging terrain, Atlas is strong and
coordinated enough to climb using hands and feet, to pick its way through
congested spaces.
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The Atlas
robot has an articulated sensor head includes stereo cameras and a laser range
finder so it can 'see' where it is going.
'Articulated,
sensate hands will enable Atlas to use tools designed for human use. Atlas
includes 28 hydraulically-actuated degrees of freedom, two hands, arms, legs,
feet and a torso.
'An
articulated sensor head includes stereo cameras and a laser range
finder.'
Atlas is
powered from an off-board, electric power supply via a flexible tether -
although a new version promises to remove this.
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