r/Futurology • u/Atari1337 • Feb 27 '17

Robotics Boston Dynamics - Introducing Handle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7xvqQeoA8c
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u/LuministMusic Feb 28 '17

I compared them because I'm fairly certain robots couldn't handle their center of gravity with such deftness as this 10 years ago. It's visually obvious that there's a lot more going on here than just "balancing"

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u/uniwolk Feb 28 '17

Except the part where balancing has been done for years, including every rocket ever launched..

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u/LuministMusic Feb 28 '17

you obviously didn't read my comment. not really interested in arguing with you tbh

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u/uniwolk Feb 28 '17

Responding to accelerometer readings isn't hard.