Boston Dynamics unveils Sparkles, a dressed up Spot robot dog designed to explore the worlds of art and entertainment. Dancing is made possible with Choreographer, a tool for authoring and controlling movement through Spot’s API.
This tool, which became available last year for customers in media and entertainment, bridges the gap between the creative process of a traditional choreographer with the technical process of programming a robot. Put simply, the Choreographer controller interprets Spot’s physics and environment, prioritizing balance first, before following the specified steps.
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With this athletic intelligence baked into the robot, you can simply provide higher-level instructions while Spot does the rest. If asked to do something physically impossible, or if faced with an environmental challenge like a slippery floor, Spot will find the possible motion most similar to what was requested and do that instead—analogously to what a human dancer would do,” said Boston Dynamics.
