The video shows
Atlas, Spot, and Handle – Boston Dynamics’ humanoid, canine, and logistics
robots respectively – moving in a coordinated routine to the beat of the
music.
The machines step, jump,
spin, and run with impressive accuracy, performing moves like the “mashed
potato” and the twist in time to the lyrics of the song.
This is not the first time
that Boston Dynamics has demonstrated the dance prowess of its machines. In
2018, it uploaded “UpTown Spot”, a video where its mechanical dog achieved a
brief performance of Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson.
Spot,
which recently became commercially available for $74,500 has apparently been purchased 260
times.
During the coronavirus pandemic, it has been used in Singapore to patrol parks
and encourage local people to continue social distancing.
In New Zealand it has become a sheepdog, able to be controlled remotely and
round up the animals across a mountainside.
Among its other robots are Pick, an item-grabbing machine, and the company says it is working on a
new version of its Handle robot – a small, bird-like machine which can move
items into shipping containers or trucks easier than other robots.
Boston Dynamics was recently
purchased by Hyundai, although it is unclear exactly what service the robotics
company would provide.
CEO Robert Playter has
hypothesized that the company could develop machines in the logistics industry.
More on this round:
https://boston.cbslocal.com/2020/12/30/boston-dynamics-robots-dance-video/
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/boston-dynamics-robot-dance-b1780341.html
Get informed: https://www.bostondynamics.com/robots
Source: Do You Love Me? –
Scents of Science (myfusimotors.com)
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