Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot has acquired a new set of skills and wanted to get hands on to showcase them. So, engineers decided to have the claw-equipped humanoid robot manipulate the real world at a simulated construction site. Atlas skillfully interacts with objects and then modifies the course to reach its goal, all the while testing locomotion, sensing, and athleticism.
How does Atlas move so smoothly compared to other humanoid robots? It boasts one of the world’s most compact mobile hydraulic systems, which consists of a custom battery, valves, and a compact hydraulic power unit. When all of these are combined, Atlas is capable of delivering high power to any of its 28 hydraulic joints for impressive feats of mobility as displayed here. An advanced control systems, along with complex algorithms, enable Atlas to handle dynamic interactions involving the whole body and environment.
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Atlas uses 3D printed parts to give it the strength-to-weight ratio necessary for leaps and somersaults. Atlas’s advanced control system and state-of-the-art hardware give the robot the power and balance to demonstrate human-level agility,” said Boston Dynamics.
