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Inside Boston Dynamics’ project to create humanoid robots Watch Atlas do some tricks Research vs commercial robots Officially, Boston Dynamics is a for-profit organization. The company wants to commercialize its technology and sell products. But at its heart, Boston Dynamics is a research lab filled with engineers and scientists who also want to push the limits of science regardless of the commercial benefits.Aligning these two goals is very difficult, and testament to the fact is that Boston Dynamics has changed ownership several times in the past decade, going from Google to SoftBank to Hyundai....

Inside Boston Dynamics’ project to create humanoid robots Watch Atlas do some tricks Research vs commercial robots Officially, Boston Dynamics is a for-profit organization. The company wants to commercialize its technology and sell products. But at its heart, Boston Dynamics is a research lab filled with engineers and scientists who also want to push the limits of science regardless of the commercial benefits.Aligning these two goals is very difficult, and testament to the fact is that Boston Dynamics has changed ownership several times in the past decade, going from Google to SoftBank to Hyundai....

Inside NASA’s vision to control space stations with autonomous robots Our future in space may see ISAAC control space stations, as well as space colonies on the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Maybe we can rent unoccupied space stations out on SpaceB&B? The software behind these amazing Astrobees is ISAAC — the Integrated System for Autonomous and Adaptive Caretaking. “ISAAC is far more than just a management tool for our robotics and spacecraft systems....

Inside NASA’s vision to control space stations with autonomous robots Our future in space may see ISAAC control space stations, as well as space colonies on the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Maybe we can rent unoccupied space stations out on SpaceB&B? The software behind these amazing Astrobees is ISAAC — the Integrated System for Autonomous and Adaptive Caretaking. “ISAAC is far more than just a management tool for our robotics and spacecraft systems....

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