Atlas, Spot and some other robot from Boston Dynamics They demonstrate why they are at this point the most advanced in terms of movements. In the latest video published by the company, they forget about jumps and other tricks to delight you with a choreography worthy of the best musicals. Yes, watching them dance is quite a spectacle.
From parkour to choreography
The Boston Dynamics robots They have been surprising for years with their motor skills. What started as devices capable of walking in a somewhat rough way has become a spectacle in which video after video published demonstrates all its abilities.
In this way, we have seen how they performed runs, different gymnastic movements, somersaults and even parkour. All this without forgetting many other actions related to day-to-day life such as opening doors or washing the dishes. With each and every one of these demonstrations it was clear that at the level of mobility, few robots could surpass them, if there are any. But with the last one it has already been the most.
In the latest video uploaded and published by Boston Dynamics on different social networks, it can be seen as Spot (the canine-shaped robot), Atlas (the most humanoid of all) and Handle, that other lesser-known proposal that is a kind of cart with a giraffe-like neck mark a choreography worthy of the best Broadway musicals. And if you don't believe us and you haven't seen them in motion yet, press play on the following video.
To the rhythm of "Do you love me" by the group The Contours, a true classic where there are any, the four robots from Boston Dynamics mark a very well synchronized choreography and full of movements that in some cases would cost many of us much more than it would cost them. And not because we can't, but because we have to admit that not everyone has the same grace when it comes to dancing. Although it is also true that seeing how a robot moves with more flow than one... makes you think for a while.
The video is a real spectacle and if by some chance you have been following the company's progress on these issues, you cannot help but be surprised by everything that has been achieved. As we said before, from those first videos until now many things have changed, not only the quality of the recorded material, but also the response capabilities of each of the robots. Spot has always surprised, but Atlas reaches a point where it's even easy to empathize with him and treat him as more than just a robot.
After the dance, what's next?
In short, there will be those who are a little afraid of these advances. Even more so if they are combined with those of artificial intelligence and we imagine who will have predicted the end of the world based on a legion of robots of this type, but the truth is that beyond the showiness of their demonstrations or this dance, the advance in terms of robots remains important for the future and various dangerous tasks where it is better to send a machine than a person.
However, all this will be seen as the years go by. For now stay with this choreography that you will surely want to see again. A curious way to close a year that has been, to say the least, hectic.
By the way, it must also be said about Spot that another dance was scheduled a few months ago. This time with the Uptwon theme in the background.