Biped robot Atlas walked in the woods

Atlas humanoid robot from Boston Dynamics company left the walls of the laboratory. He went for a walk on rough terrain in the woods of Massachusetts. While some media believe that the robot «двигается Iron Man like a drunken », but should recognize the obvious: Atlas has become much better to keep a balance on uneven surfaces.

One of the founders of the company Boston Dynamics Raybert Marc (Marc Raibert) made in the section on robotics conference Fab Lab . He spoke about the achievements of the new Atlas. Robot specifically released in the country, because there he falls into the "unpredictable environment", where anything can happen. Developers have been interesting to see how Atlas behaves in such conditions.

Boston Dynamics has published the first videos such as Atlas moves outdoors. He looks pretty confident, as if talking on the trail of a man-fugitive.

Humanoid robot keeps the balance in the same way as does the man: he moves his arms and torso tilts to shift the center of gravity on a vertical line with an area of ​​support.

Atlas - mobile robot, specially designed for movement on rough terrain. For particularly difficult terrain, he can use the upper limbs to climb on slides or wading through crowding the space. At the head of the robot mounted stereo camera and a laser rangefinder. With the new software, he holds the balance is much better than many robotic contestants DARPA Robotics Challenge this year (in the video).



Source: geektimes.ru/post/260486/