{"id":18513,"date":"2019-04-17T16:41:42","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T20:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18513"},"modified":"2019-04-17T16:41:42","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T20:41:42","slug":"sci-tech-videos-3-boston-dynamics-robots-mit-mini-cheetah-agility-robotics-cassie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18513","title":{"rendered":"Sci-Tech videos: 3 Boston Dynamics robots, MIT Mini Cheetah, &#038; Agility Robotics Cassie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A selection of items about robotics:<\/p>\n<p>** <strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostondynamics.com\/spot\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SpotMini<\/a> looks to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostondynamics.com\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Boston Dynamics<\/a>&#8216;s first major commercial robot<\/strong>. Here is a video released this week:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>It only takes 10 Spotpower (SP) to haul a truck across the Boston Dynamics parking lot (~1 degree uphill, truck in neutral). These Spot robots are coming off the production line now and will be available for a range of applications soon.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OnWolLQSZic?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Boston Dynamics robots for warehouse work<\/strong> include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostondynamics.com\/handle\">Handle<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostondynamics.com\/pick\">Pick<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Handle is a mobile manipulation robot designed for logistics. Handle autonomously performs mixed SKU pallet building and depalletizing after initialization and localizing against the pallets. The on-board vision system on Handle tracks the marked pallets for navigation and finds individual boxes for grasping and placing. When Handle places a boxes onto a pallet, it uses force control to nestle each box up against its neighbors. The boxes used in the video weigh about 5 Kg (11 lbs), but the robot is designed to handle boxes up to (15 Kg) (33 lb). This version of Handle works with pallets that are 1.2 m deep and 1.7 m tall (48 inches deep and 68 inches tall).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5iV_hB08Uns?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Using a combination of vision sensors and deep learning software, Pick works with commercial robotic arms to palletize and depalletize boxes. Pick enables logistics, retail, and manufacturing companies to achieve high rates of box moving with minimal set up or training for both multi-SKU and single-SKU pallets.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ejsegh9uRww?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** &#8220;<strong>Evolution of Boston Dynamics Robots<\/strong>&#8220;:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KEMt58ePNDs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Backflipping MIT Mini Cheetah<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/news.mit.edu\/2019\/mit-mini-cheetah-first-four-legged-robot-to-backflip-0304\">Mini cheetah is the first four-legged robot to do a backflip | MIT News<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>MIT&#8217;S new mini cheetah robot is the first four-legged robot to do a backflip. At only 20 pounds the limber quadruped can bend and swing its legs wide, enabling it to walk either right side up or upside down. The robot can also trot over uneven terrain about twice as fast as an average person&#8217;s walking speed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xNeZWP5Mx9s?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Cassie: Dynamic Planning on Stairs<\/strong> from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.agilityrobotics.com\/\">Agility Robotics<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>This video shows the progression of increasingly complex gait strategies from ATRIAS through recent results with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.agilityrobotics.com\/robots\">Cassie<\/a>. Specifically, Cassie&#8217;s controller now includes planned footstep placements in addition to dynamic balancing, allowing access to substantially more complicated terrains.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qV-92Bq96Co?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1324000937\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1324000937&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=468ff49ede077d250412965bfd1e1e95\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Einstein&#8217;s Monsters: The Life and Times of Black Holes<\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1324000937\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=1324000937&amp;asins=1324000937&amp;linkId=dc1c05f116d882f06ee4e91c70595423&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A selection of items about robotics: ** The SpotMini looks to be Boston Dynamics&#8216;s first major commercial robot. Here is a video released this week: It only takes 10 Spotpower (SP) to haul a truck across the Boston Dynamics parking lot (~1 degree uphill, truck in neutral). These Spot robots are coming off the production &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18513\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sci-Tech videos: 3 Boston Dynamics robots, MIT Mini Cheetah, &#038; Agility Robotics Cassie<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-science-and-technology"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-4OB","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14007,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14007","url_meta":{"origin":18513,"position":0},"title":"Sci-Tech: Boston Dynamic&#8217;s &#8220;Handle&#8221; robot uses two legs with wheels for max mobility","author":"TopSpacer","date":"March 1, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"More video from\u00a0Boston Dynamics\u00a0of their\u00a0amazing two-wheeled bi-ped robot:\u00a0Boston Dynamics\u2019 New Rolling, Leaping Robot Is an Evolutionary Marvel | WIRED\u00a0(See also this earlier posting.) 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