ATLAS robot has learned to walk on boulders and keep his balance while standing on one leg

DARPA demonstrated the latest achievements of the human-like ATLAS robot. The robot confidently walks over the placer of stones up to several tens of centimeters in size and balances on one leg, withstanding quite strong shocks. ATLAS robot built by Boston Dynamics - the creator of such famous robots as BigDog, Cheetah, SandFlea, Petman. DARPA intends to use ATLAS for work in dangerous conditions, for example, during rescue operations during fires and natural disasters. Being similar to humans will allow the robot to use tools, equipment and vehicles designed for humans.



In addition to the hardware platform, DARPA sponsors the creation of software for ATLAS on a competitive basis. Thus, in the summer of this year , the next stage of the competition ended - the competition of robots in virtual reality. The teams had to program the robot to perform a series of typical tasks inside the Gazebo simulator - get into the car and drive through the obstacle route, go through rough terrain, connect the fire hose to the tap in the wall and open the valve. In December, the next stage will take place, the participants will have to pass the obstacle course already on a real ATLAS robot.