TORONTO -- Robotics company Boston Dynamics has revealed the latest advances to its humanoid creation Atlas, which can now do a gymnastics routine.
In a video titled posted on Tuesday, the robot can be seen performing a hand-stand, forward rolls, jumps and jump-twists.
鈥淲e created the manoeuvres using new techniques that streamline the development process,鈥� Boston Dynamics explains in the video caption.
鈥淔irst, an optimization algorithm transforms high-level descriptions of each maneuver into dynamically-feasible reference motions. Then Atlas tracks the motions using a model predictive controller that smoothly blends from one maneuver to the next.
鈥淯sing this approach, we developed the routine significantly faster than previous Atlas routines, with a performance success rate of about 80 per cent.鈥�
A video posted to the company鈥檚 YouTube channel in October 2018, titled shows the robot easily running up steps onto a platform.
Boston Dynamics claims Atlas is the 鈥漺orld鈥檚 most dynamic humanoid robot鈥� with 鈥渢he power and balance to demonstrate human-level agility.鈥�
Atlas, which weighs 80 kilograms and stands 4鈥� 5鈥� tall, has 28 hydraulic joints powered by custom motors and valves.
