The future is getting closer: they show the progress of the most human robot in the world

Technology has always been closely linked to the development of robots, the objective is to develop machines that are capable of performing the heaviest and repetitive tasks that humans have to perform. Thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence, we are getting closer to this goal, however, it is in the physical aspect where researchers have encountered more problems.

And is that the vast majority of humanoid robots (those who physically resemble people) They have several physical limitations, they are clumsy and cannot overcome the barriers that exist in the worldwhether stairs, fences or what they have in front.

This is something that Boston Dynamics researchers have proposed to change, and therefore They have been developing different types of increasingly agile and capable robots for yearsand among all of them, The atlas robot is the one that looks most like a human, Not only because of the design but also because of the way of moving.

The key to this humanoid robot is how it moves, not only how it is, but the movements, turns or different positions in which you have to putemulating the outside world full of variable obstacles. This is because a robot in a factory is very good, but from Boston Dynamics they want to get more and go further, developing a robot that moves almost the same as a person.

In the new video they have published It highlights the agile and fluid movements of ATlas driven by AI and movement capture suits, in those seen as if there is a person inside. It is capable of Walking, running, beating, kneeling, walking four legs, giving somersaults, doing pine or even dancing Breakdance in a much more skillful and dynamic way than many humans.

“Atlas will move from ways that exceed human abilities,” they say from Boston Dynamics, “combining decades of practical experience with the thinking of the first principles, we trust our ability to Offer a robot capable of doing boring, dirty and dangerous tasks in real applications.