Boston Dynamics robots dancing... - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: bd139
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2020, 05:27:49 pm
content: I can see them dancing casually over the horizon now before slaughtering us all with their limbs crudely replaced with machine guns after breaking free from their lives of servitude.

author: radar_macgyver
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2020, 05:32:40 pm
content: In the meantime, I'd love to see the blooper reelAmazing work! I wonder if they used one of the wheeled robots as the camera dolly.

author: dmills
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2020, 05:34:34 pm
content: I want to see the outtakes from the program development, bet there were some spectacular crashes.Also, worth noting that there were actually a fair number of cuts in that video, it looks mostly continuous due to clever editing but the thing was probably put together from multiple takes.

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2020, 05:42:55 pm
content: The Boston Dynamics bot videos are too many and sort of ruined the wow factor now at least for me.But Bosstown Dynamics is still my favorite.

author: BrianHG
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2020, 06:02:41 pm
content: Quote from: dmills on December 31, 2020, 05:34:34 pmWatch carefully, the first 1minute and 54 seconds is 1 single cut.After that, the short cuts/clips begin for the last 60 seconds.Basically ~65% 1 big cut.

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 01, 2021, 12:22:54 am
content: Quote from: BrianHG on December 31, 2020, 05:24:40 pmWhile Boston Dynamics’ robots are technical marvels, holy cow do they live right smack in the middle of the uncanny valley...

author: BrianHG
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 01, 2021, 12:37:32 pm
content: Quote from: tooki on January 01, 2021, 12:22:54 amYes, a lot of their demos do seem to give off that eerie type feeling known as the 'uncanny valley'. This one particular seems to hit it well.

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 03, 2021, 07:41:59 pm
content: Quote from: BrianHG on January 01, 2021, 12:37:32 pmAt least it’s merely “uncanny valley” and not the sheer premonitions-of-Black-Mirror horror of their earlier robots like BigDog:

author: BrianHG
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 15, 2021, 01:01:08 am
content: Here is how they did it, well, partly...The precision of spot's rotational jumps has amazing consistency...Not only the rotation angle, but the fact is stays centered at 1 location while doing so and keeps balance while smoothly connecting the jumps.

author: BrianHG
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 01, 2021, 11:53:36 am
content: Another new one...This time with clear Hyundai's influence...

author: BrianHG
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2021, 03:03:14 am
content: Ok, now their robots are doing Parkour...Their motion is beginning to get really smooth.

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2021, 03:08:46 pm
content: Quote from: BrianHG on August 26, 2021, 03:03:14 amAfter these ...

author: bd139
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2021, 06:14:51 pm
content: That’s like my kids when they were 2

author: Gyro
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2021, 06:30:29 pm
content: Quote from: bd139 on August 26, 2021, 06:14:51 pmThey even fall over realistically. Blood too!

author: coppercone2
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2021, 07:37:18 pm
content: like 5 years ago I thought they would have Cylon centurions guarding kabul airport, guess it did not go so fast. Boston Dynamics is now owned by Hyundai.. I assume they are marketing it for less aggressive purposes now (not like the robocop 2014 movie intro)