boston dynamics
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Watch This New Robot Relax in the Creepiest Way Possible
The past decade has seen humanoid robot makers trying to make their creations more and more like humans. But here in 2024, we seem to be witnessing an odd shift in the dexterity of our bipedal robo-dreams. Put bluntly, robotics companies aren’t afraid of getting weird with the contortions of their latest offerings. China-based Unitree…
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Atlas the Robot Rises From the Dead in ‘Stronger’ Electric Version
Boston Dynamics retired the hydraulic version of Atlas on Tuesday.
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Elon Musk’s Latest Robot Video Looks Like It Was Shot on a Phone From 2002
Elon Musk has shared a new video over the weekend featuring Optimus, the robot Tesla has been working on since 2021. But anyone who tries to watch the video will immediately notice something weird. The clip of Optimus is so low quality and pixelated that it looks like it was shot on a flip-phone from…
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The 9 U.S. Stadiums Already Using Facial Recognition at Games
When the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team introduced its new “Go-Ahead Entry” facial recognition authentication method last week, it was intended to decrease wait times and increase efficiency. In reality, according to Axios, it did just the opposite. Glitches in the system accidentally picked up the faces of others waiting in lines, forcing security to create…