Parkour Atlas
What it is
A short Boston Dynamics clip of the Atlas humanoid robot doing parkour, jumping over a log and leaping up steps using whole-body control and computer vision to locate markers.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN cites it as a striking demonstration of how far humanoid robot agility had come.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2018, last 2021
What HN commenters said
“Their latest video of Atlas doing parkour is just insane”
Atlas robot performing parkour
elteto, 2018-10 · Recommendation · in “Boston Dynamics: UpTown Spot”
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Topics: boston dynamics, atlas, parkour, legged robots, whole-body control
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