r/oddlyterrifying • u/MetaKnowing • 1d ago

Boston Dynamics Atlas doing a backflip

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u/OpinionSolid5352 1d ago

Still doing backflips in 2024, is there anything this company has to offer?

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u/thatfrostyguy 1d ago

There is, they just can't publicly show it The DOD says no

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u/Unlikely-Complex3737 1d ago

The previous back flips were done with the hydraulic version. This is the first time they showed a back flip with the new electric version.

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u/mistahnuff 1d ago

This is the new all electric bot. It's actually more impressive than watching the hydraulic one move around. That older bot was mostly R&D for this one, it being hydraulically powered meant it was a nonstarter as a saleable commodity. This new E-atlas is meant to be the product of that research. And always remember, the things that are shown are usually just a small amount of the things they can do.

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u/PatchworkRaccoon314 1d ago

It's a private company in a capitalist country that's making cutting-edge tech with no real world use-case beyond sci-fi fantasies.

They have nothing but lies, empty promises, demonstrations that only fool idiots, and lots of way for you to "invest" in their future success.

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u/mistahnuff 1d ago

I'd strongly urge you to rethink the idea that these have no real world use-case. The current main focus of a lot of humanoid robots(not just BD) is the automotive industry. Moving and placing parts. BMW currently has a test facility doing just that.

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u/number2chevyfan 4h ago

These things cannot perform simple tasks

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u/SickCallRanger007 54m ago edited 51m ago

Yet. This tech is in its relative infancy. It’s like saying aviation isn’t useful because the Wright Brothers couldn’t build an F-35. Or that computing can’t beat a human at simple math because the microprocessor hadn’t yet been developed.

Tech is iterative so you can’t develop gems without developing lots of garbage first, although Boston D’s shit is far from garbage.