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Boston Dynamics Atlas humanoid development

Overview

Boston Dynamics has introduced technical and manufacturing advancements for its Atlas humanoid robot.

The company unveiled the GR3 robotic hand, a four-finger configuration featuring 13 degrees of freedom. This design is intended to enhance industrial manipulation, such as using power tools, while optimizing for mass production, lower power consumption, and reduced mechanical complexity compared to five-finger models. The system utilizes tactile sensing and ‘sim-to-real’ training to improve precision.

Parallel to these hardware improvements, the company is focusing on increasing manufacturing efficiency. While constructing an Atlas prototype currently takes approximately one day, Boston Dynamics aims to reduce this time to one hour within the next year, with a long-term objective of shortening assembly to a few minutes.

Entities

Atlas · Boston Dynamics · Waltham · Hyundai Motor Group · Katie Conner

Timeline

  1. [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources
    Boston Dynamics targets one-hour Atlas prototype production

    Boston Dynamics aims to reduce Atlas humanoid robot prototype manufacturing time from one day to one hour by next year, while also introducing new four-finger hands.

  2. [TECHNOLOGY] 8 sources
    Boston Dynamics unveils advanced robotic hand for Atlas humanoid

    Boston Dynamics revealed a new 4-finger robotic hand for its Atlas humanoid, featuring 13 degrees of freedom to enable complex industrial tasks like using power tools and precise part manipulation.

Sources

ad-hoc-news.de · autoherald.co.kr · autotimes.co.kr · biz.heraldcorp.com · finanzen.net · finanznachrichten.de · geekzilla.tech · koreaherald.com · kulturegeek.fr · singularityhub.com · teknoblog.com