# What's new, Atlas? (AI, Robotics and tech thread) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 18, 2017, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-atlas-ai-robotics-and-tech-thread/801952 "2017-11-18T02:39:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-atlas-ai-robotics-and-tech-thread/801952/221 "2021-11-02T01:02:18Z")
Spot me up! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XnZH4izf_rI/maxresdefault.jpg "“Spot Me Up” | The Rolling Stones & Boston Dynamics") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnZH4izf_rI) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-atlas-ai-robotics-and-tech-thread/801952/222 "2021-11-04T02:25:10Z")
Poor music choice (not very Jetson-y IMO) but a cool machine: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FzhREYOK0oo/maxresdefault.jpg "Jetson ONE - Official Launch") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzhREYOK0oo) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-atlas-ai-robotics-and-tech-thread/801952/223 "2021-11-04T02:45:47Z")
Looks like a lot of fun, but the video could have used fewer spinny drone shots. I’d be a little concerned about the unprotected rotors, flying through the trees like that… ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-atlas-ai-robotics-and-tech-thread/801952/224 "2021-11-04T03:24:22Z")
Aye; I noticed that as well; found myself thinking more than once that I’d want a bit more of a cage/buffer around me and the rotors. But it does look like a blast and I’d prolly have a go if it was offered. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-atlas-ai-robotics-and-tech-thread/801952/225 "2021-11-04T03:59:13Z")
Their [website](https://www.jetsonaero.com/) shows in sitting in a driveway, with some front/rear “bumpers” that seem to offer some protection. I guess I’d be worried about hooking one on a branch or tree, but maybe they’re designed to be flexible. I guess the bumpers are optional–they might be more designed for safety around people (like in the residential area it shows). ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-atlas-ai-robotics-and-tech-thread/801952/226 "2022-01-11T16:36:28Z")
Now you can take a few photos and create a 3D image that you can fly around. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/yptwRRpPEBM/maxresdefault.jpg "Photos Go In, Reality Comes Out…And Fast! 🌁") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yptwRRpPEBM) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2022, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-atlas-ai-robotics-and-tech-thread/801952/227 "2022-01-25T00:15:07Z")
I’m not sure these are the right folks to be doing this, but they’re doing it: > **[Facebook parent Meta creates powerful AI supercomputer](https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-artificial-intelligence-bfc917f3f9f7b74f8fd1a2b78f4f27ad)** > > MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Facebook’s parent company Meta on Monday said it has created what it believes is among the fastest artificial intelligence supercomputers running today. The social media giant said it hopes the machine will help lay the... ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-atlas-ai-robotics-and-tech-thread/801952/228 "2022-01-26T17:25:59Z")
This is pretty cool: > **[Hot stuff: Lab hits milestone on long road to fusion power](https://apnews.com/article/science-business-lawrence-livermore-a3c1ecbb738640b0a2e384dc80b8dd07)** > > With 192 lasers and temperatures more than three times hotter than the center of the sun, scientists hit — at least for a fraction of a second — a key milestone on the long road toward nearly pollution-free fusion energy. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-atlas-ai-robotics-and-tech-thread/801952/229 "2022-05-27T01:41:50Z")
Not Boston Dynamics level, but I can see a precursor of T-3000 here. [FreeSN: A Freeform Strut-node Structured Modular Self-reconfigurable Robot](https://youtu.be/GqsR7xY8cww?t=128) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-atlas-ai-robotics-and-tech-thread/801952/230 "2022-06-24T23:46:35Z")
From the Not Creepy At All Department, > **[Amazon's Alexa could soon speak in a dead relative's voice, making some feel...](https://www.npr.org/2022/06/23/1107079194/amazon-alexa-dead-relatives-voice)** > > Amazon's voice-cloning technology still under development raises concerns among those who study ethics in artificial intelligence. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2022, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-atlas-ai-robotics-and-tech-thread/801952/231 "2022-06-25T00:27:38Z")
Incidentally, earlier today, I heard about a startup called [Sanas](https://www.sanas.ai/), which has technology to alter the accents of call center workers in real time. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-atlas-ai-robotics-and-tech-thread/801952/232 "2025-03-06T14:19:18Z")
What’s new, Unitree? (Open-source robot software and hardware are what’s new.) > **[Another DeepSeek moment? China’s kung fu bot goes open source](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3300380/another-deepseek-moment-chinas-kung-fu-bot-goes-open-source)** > > China’s robotics race is whirling ahead – and it could give martial arts masters a run for their money. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-atlas-ai-robotics-and-tech-thread/801952/233 "2025-03-10T04:35:51Z")
There’s a new Atlas, by the way. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/v8UaiRgqvlc/maxresdefault.jpg "Pick, Carry, Place, Repeat | Inside the Lab with Atlas") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8UaiRgqvlc) One of the originals is now on display at the Museum of Science in Boston. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2025, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-atlas-ai-robotics-and-tech-thread/801952/234 "2025-06-12T03:14:45Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ptYDWP9uTis/maxresdefault.jpg "Boston Dynamics Makes AGT HISTORY With Robots Dancing To "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen | AGT 2025") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptYDWP9uTis) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-atlas-ai-robotics-and-tech-thread/801952/235 "2025-07-21T19:08:02Z")
A robot that can change its own battery > **[China launches world's first robot that can run by itself 24/7 — watch it...](https://www.livescience.com/technology/robotics/china-launches-worlds-first-robot-that-can-run-by-itself-24-7-watch-it-change-its-own-batteries-in-unsettling-new-footage)** > > The Walker S2 humanoid robot, which can change its own battery when it's running low on power, could potentially be left to run on its own forever. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-atlas-ai-robotics-and-tech-thread/801952/236 "2025-07-21T19:10:54Z")
We’re going to regret teaching them how to recharge when they turn on us. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-atlas-ai-robotics-and-tech-thread/801952/237 "2026-01-04T23:17:47Z")
I meant to post this earlier, but for anyone interested in the subject there’s a segment on _60 Minutes_ tonight about humanoid robots. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-atlas-ai-robotics-and-tech-thread/801952/238 "2026-01-04T23:31:06Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > A robot that can change its own battery It’s been done. [![](https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExYXp6cHp3ZXZsYXR2N2xwbTVjcW1rdHE0YzYxeHNlYWJyNmEzeGY2OSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/AMqCTHuCMFpM4/giphy.gif) ](https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExYXp6cHp3ZXZsYXR2N2xwbTVjcW1rdHE0YzYxeHNlYWJyNmEzeGY2OSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/AMqCTHuCMFpM4/giphy.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-atlas-ai-robotics-and-tech-thread/801952/239 "2026-01-05T01:28:56Z")
I saw the 60 Minutes story. It was entirely about Atlas. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-atlas-ai-robotics-and-tech-thread/801952/240 "2026-01-05T01:40:12Z")
I watched it too. I’ve known for a while that it was coming, and knew it was featuring Atlas to some degree. Then, earlier today when I remembered to post about it, I checked the TV listings. They just said there was a story on humanoid robots, so that’s what I posted. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-atlas-ai-robotics-and-tech-thread/801952.md?page=11)