Boston Dynamics’s Atlas humanoid robot displayed during SoftBank Robot World on Nov. 21, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images Boston Dynamics, known for its robot dog “Spot” used by law ...
The robot is shaped like a human, but it sure doesn’t move like one. It starts supine on the floor, pancake-flat. Then, in a display of superhuman joint mobility, its legs curl upward from the knees, ...
Marc Raibert and Gill Pratt go way back. Raibert founded MIT’s highly influential Leg Lab, while Pratt served as director. In recent years, the pair’s work has converged in fascinating ways. Pratt ...