In the video posted by Boston Dynamics, Atlas not only demonstrates its complex manipulation capabilities but also calmly responds when humans intentionally harass it, showing a great step forward in robot technology.

A video released by Boston Dynamics in collaboration with the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) shows that Atlas is gradually approaching human flexibility, although the speed is still slow.

The secret lies in the Large Behavior Model (LBM), which is trained on a huge database of human actions. Thanks to that, Atlas can learn and adapt quickly to new behaviors without manual programming.

In the test, Atlas pulled the basket closer, opened it, and transferred each object to a larger basket. The robot also recognized shapes to accurately grasp and place objects on shelves.

It also demonstrated the ability to walk, bend, sort and stack - operations that were previously difficult for humanoid robots.

The most impressive point is not the technical operations, but the way Atlas remained calm when someone intentionally pushed and disrupted the work. Despite the obstacles, Atlas remained patient and completed the task.

“This work sheds light on how we can build multi-purpose robots that will change the way people live and work,” said Scott Kuindersma, vice president of robotics at Boston Dynamics. “Training a single neural network to perform multiple complex manipulative tasks will help robots generalize better. Advanced robots like Atlas are ideal for collecting data for tasks that require precision, dexterity, and full-body strength.”

“One of the core values ​​of humanoid robots is the ability to perform a wide range of tasks in environments traditionally reserved for humans,” added Russ Tedrake, Vice President of LBM, TRI. “Traditional programming methods cannot scale to meet this challenge. LBM offers a completely new approach – skills are rapidly added through human demonstrations. As the model becomes more powerful, the number of demonstrations required decreases while the behavior becomes more persistent.”

Project Atlas, co-led by Kuindersma and Tedrake, aims to explore how large models can enhance full-body control, dynamic movement, and fine manipulation.

The new video is not only a technological demonstration, but also opens up the prospect that humanoid robots can become "colleagues" to support people in life and work.

(According to Interesting Engineering)

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