The Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC) has created a new algorithm that allows its Boston Dynamic Atlas robot to walk across uneven ground. Source: The bipedal machine, which has no prior knowledge of the terrain it will cross, shifts the weight of its feet and uses its torso and outstretched arms to balance, before making a step. Advertisement
The Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC) has created a new algorithm that allows its Boston Dynamic Atlas robot to walk across uneven ground. The bipedal machine, which has no prior knowledge of the terrain it will cross, shifts the weight of its feet and uses its torso and outstretched arms to balance, before making a step. Advertisement