You don't have to be petrified by Arnold Schwarzenegger's Skynet-commissioned robot assassin in 1984 destroyer to worry that super-strong, bipedal humanoid robots that can run on any terrain, sprint up stairs, do upside-downs, and balance themselves could be programmed to snap our necks on sight. . (And laser guns, never give them laser guns.)
With Old Atlas, we can console ourselves with the notion that clever editing means the Atlas doesn't stand on its own on rough ground as the initial viral videos portrayed. The mistakes in the retirement video prove that hunch was correct. However, today's video will likely revive any robot overlord fears you may have repressed since then. This thing is scary, and not just because it has lights shining in its face. (Who has “YouTube Robot Influencer” on their 2024 bingo card?)
It's been a pleasure getting to know you, Old Atlas—you awesome, acrobatic, parkouring metal machine.
It's also scary if you're an Amazon warehouse worker, because New Atlas can do that job with a three-fingered hand strapped behind its matte gray robotic back. However, it is more likely that Hyundai—bought Boston Dynamics in 2020, valuing it at $1 billion—could soon put Atlas to work in its auto factories. “The journey will begin with Hyundai,” Boston Dynamics confirmed in a statement announces the launch of the all-new Atlas.
Again, no details were given, but we can surmise that the new Atlas will be assigned dull, repetitive tasks in the Korean company's factories instead of welding. laser. (Remember to keep the laser away from the robot butler.)
Hyundai isn't the only company planning to use humanoid robots as workers. Beat Tesla's development Optimus line of humanoid robots, Canada's Sanctuary AI announced on April 11 that it will offer one humanoid robot to Magna, an Austrian auto company that assembles cars for Mercedes, Jaguar and BMW.
And California robotics startup Figure announced in February that it had raised 675 million USD from investors like Nvidia, Microsoft and Amazon to partner with OpenAI on artificial general intelligence for humanoid robots.
A general-purpose humanoid robot that can learn quickly. What could happen to that?
