Believe it or not this video really shocked me. The jumps are great and everything is definitely impressive, but the walking and fluidity is pretty pore compared to their past videos.
These demonstrations from 1 and 2 years ago show a far more elegant robot. The flip in the new video is great but the walking and grabbing looks drunk and slapdash. Like after it puts down the plank, the left arm has weird overdone motion till it grabs the bag. It also reveals that they are avoiding showing it walk. Atlas has great athletic jogging for parkour but it looks super out of place when just moving on the ground. Looking back, the last time they showed Atlas walk was in 2018. It's disappointing that they haven't improved walking as much as they've improved other aspects.
It's pretty cool though that after all these years, Atlas finally has hands
Maybe I have unrealistic expectations after Tesla's demo:
These demonstrations from 1 and 2 years ago show a far more elegant robot. The flip in the new video is great but the walking and grabbing looks drunk and slapdash. Like after it puts down the plank, the left arm has weird overdone motion till it grabs the bag. It also reveals that they are avoiding showing it walk. Atlas has great athletic jogging for parkour but it looks super out of place when just moving on the ground. Looking back, the last time they showed Atlas walk was in 2018. It's disappointing that they haven't improved walking as much as they've improved other aspects.
It's pretty cool though that after all these years, Atlas finally has hands
Maybe I have unrealistic expectations after Tesla's demo:
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