I'm pretty sure everything from 2016-onwards is the same frame with the same capabilities, just different videos showing off how versatile it is. They actually retired that frame this year, this is the new one: https://bostondynamics.com/blog/electric-new-era-for-atlas/
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I liked how the clips went from a guy running alongside the robot in case it fell, to a guy deliberately trying to push it off balance
I'm not excited to be shot at by them
Robot spent more time outside in 2020 than I did.
No love for big dog?
How long until I can have my robot butler?
They have been researching this since the 80s and the only thing that they sell is their dog drone? No humanoid drones for sale?
And it seems like the AI robot research groups are speed running the whole process.
Still, interesting stuff.
Boston dynamics is trying to focus on research until they create a product they think has value, rather than release what they have now. AI is mostly running on hype, it's severely underdeveloped for what the media is saying it's capable of. Atlas isn't ready to be alone in an airport loading baggage. Spot, on the other hand, is ready for survey operations in hazardous areas, and has been released now that it's a viable product.
They also have one inserter called Stretch for sales as well. Atlas is a research platform, all that knowledge and algorithms and tech they got from doing Atlas is applied onto their other robot. The new Atlas seems to move closer to become an actual product too.
They used to have an inserter on two wheel called Ostrich but they deem that sort of robot, while able to move fast, is a pain and impractical when their job is simply loading and unloading stuff, as most of the time spend on turning and repositioning. So they scrap that and turn into Stretch.
Boston Dynamics change and adapt their robot and build to solve specific issue, while Musky Melon insist their robot has to be a two legged humanoid, slow moving robot with precise hand function.