Boston Dynamics relaunches its humanoid robot 'Atlas' with a fully electric
An Electric New Era for Atlas | Boston Dynamics
https://bostondynamics.com/blog/electric-new-era-for-atlas/
Boston Dynamics' humanoid robot Atlas has used hydraulic power. However, the new Atlas has been changed to a fully electric power source. The new Atlas is a fully electric robot designed for real-world applications and was developed based on Boston Dynamics' decades of robot development. Boston Dynamics says of the new Atlas, 'This further strengthens our commitment to providing the most capable and useful mobile robots that solve the toughest challenges in industry. We hope you will enjoy seeing how the world's most dynamic humanoid robot actually plays an active role in laboratories, factories, and our lives.'
You can get a good idea of what the new Atlas looks like by watching the video below.
All New Atlas | Boston Dynamics
This is what the new Atlas looks like.
With his upper body still lying down, he bent his legs and then sat up. You can feel the power and range of motion of his joints that is impossible for humans to achieve.
The new Atlas' head looks like this, with a circular light attached.
I just walked away.
The new Atlas has a wider range of motion than the previous hydraulically powered Atlas, which makes it more stable when lifting 'heavy and irregular objects.' Boston Dynamics said it will 'explore several new gripper variations to meet the various operational needs expected in customer environments.'
Boston Dynamics has released software called 'Orbit' as a centralized platform to manage the entire robot fleet, sitemap, and digital transformation data. At the time of writing, Orbit can only manage Spot, but in the future, Stretch and the new Atlas will also be integrated into this enterprise solution.
Boston Dynamics said of the new Atlas, 'The new Atlas builds on a long history of innovation, research and development that pushes the boundaries of full-body mobility and two-handed manipulation. From PETMAN testing protective gear to the recently retired HD Atlas performing parkour, we've spent more than a decade advancing the state of the art in humanoid robotics.'
He continued, 'Traditionally, we've focused on legged robots because we wanted to build robots that could balance and move dynamically -- robots that could easily navigate unstructured, unknown or hostile terrain. The humanoid form factor is a useful design for robots that work in a world designed for humans. But that form factor doesn't limit our vision of how bipedal robots can move, what tools they need to succeed, and how we can help people achieve more. The new Atlas is designed to be stronger, more dexterous, and more agile. While the new Atlas may resemble a human form factor, it's not limited to the human range of motion, but is designed to move in the most efficient way possible to complete a task. Atlas moves beyond human capabilities. Combining decades of practical experience with first-principles thinking, Boston Dynamics is confident it can deliver a robot with the unique ability to tackle monotonous, dirty, and dangerous tasks in real-world applications.'
Regarding commercializing the new Atlas, Toyota said, 'It requires excellent engineering,' so it doesn't seem like there are any plans to release it on the market anytime soon.
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