How Boston Dynamics upgraded the Atlas robot
Atlas, a humanoid robot made by robotics company Boston Dynamics, was upgraded from a version 60 Minutes saw in 2021 with joints that can fully rotate and hands that can grip a variety of objects.
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Could humanoid robots go from the lab to the factory floor?
Engineers and computer scientists are developing AI-powered robots that look and act human. Boston Dynamics invited 60 Minutes to watch its humanoid, Atlas, learn how to work at a Hyundai factory.
Progress made on AI-powered humanoid robots
Engineers and computer scientists are developing AI-powered robots that look and act human. Boston Dynamics invited 60 Minutes to watch its humanoid, Atlas, learn how to work at a Hyundai factory.
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Progress made on AI-powered humanoid robots
Engineers and computer scientists are developing AI-powered robots that look and act human. Boston Dynamics invited 60 Minutes to watch its humanoid, Atlas, learn how to work at a Hyundai factory.
How Boston Dynamics upgraded the Atlas robot
Atlas, a humanoid robot made by robotics company Boston Dynamics, was upgraded from a version 60 Minutes saw in 2021 with joints that can fully rotate and hands that can grip a variety of objects.
Boston Dynamics robot demo
Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter gave Michelle Miller a personal demonstration of two of his company's most cutting-edge creations, Spot and Atlas.
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Humanoid robot has new tricks
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Giving robots legs
“We really haven't achieved what humans can do yet. But I think we can,” says Boston Dynamics’ founder, Marc Raibert. Inspired by the versatile movement of humans and animals, he’s given most of his robots legs. cbsn.ws/3AhIIav
The next generation of robots
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The founder of Boston Dynamics tells Anderson Cooper what skills robots might have going forward.
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The next generation of robots
Boston Dynamics gave 60 Minutes a rare look into how it created some of the most agile robots in the world.
Inside the workshop where robots of the future are being built
After years of trying, 60 Minutes cameras finally get a peek inside the workshop at Boston Dynamics, where robots move in ways once only thought possible in movies. Anderson Cooper reports.
Google's parent company is putting robotics maker Boston Dynamics up for sale; Spotify agrees to pay $20 million to settle a licensing dispute; Ikea recalls all Gotham table and floor lamps
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Boston Dynamics has unveiled a new "humanoid" that can lift objects, walk through snow and even pick itself up off the floor
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Inside the workshop where robots of the future are being built
After years of trying, 60 Minutes cameras finally get a peek inside the workshop at Boston Dynamics, where robots move in ways once only thought possible in movies. Anderson Cooper reports.
The next generation of robots
Boston Dynamics gave 60 Minutes a rare look into how it created some of the most agile robots in the world.
Inside Boston Dynamics' robotics workshop
Anderson Cooper reports on the workshop where fantasy has become reality, Sunday on 60 Minutes.
Rare access inside Boston Dynamics' robotics workshop
Anderson Cooper reports on the workshop where fantasy has become reality, Sunday on 60 Minutes.
Engineers create "robo-soldiers"
Engineers at Boston Dynamics have created robots that can do parkour and operate alongside the military. The creation of these so-called "robo-soldiers" is fascinating but appears to raise a lot of ethical questions. CBSN contributor and Signal newsletter writer for GZero Media, Willis Sparks, explains.
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