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BD's Latest WOW Bot

ercoerco Posts: 19,720
in Robotics
Not an April Fools' joke! https://newatlas.com/boston-dynamics-handle-warehouse-robot/59083/

Love those shape-shifting (CG-shifting) robo-rumps. Shake your botty!



Comments

  • ercoerco Posts: 19,720
    And at the other end of the "useful and needed" spectrum are these self-parking office chairs.

    Now hiring: Chair recharger dude.

  • xanaduxanadu Posts: 3,324
    That is wild, it needs more open space than a non-balancing robot, but still super cool.

  • Mark_TMark_T Posts: 1,981
    There's little advantage to self-balancing for the application, it doesn't really provide any
    utility but degrades efficiency and safety and reduces redundancy. Basically an automatic fork-lift
    with some extra manipulation abilities is what is needed for logistics. Suction isn't going to work
    with heavy packages either, so very gimmicky all-told.
  • ercoerco Posts: 19,720
    edited 2019-04-23 - 15:04:07
    Boston Dynamics, beat THIS! The girl's hands are a blur, reminds me of the Rubik's cube solving robots.

    Note that the cups have holes in the bottom for airflow. :)

  • ercoerco Posts: 19,720
    edited 2019-04-28 - 16:58:05
    A production-ready BD Spot Mini? Beautiful 2-legged hop.

    Ken, it's high time for another Parallax walker!

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