{"id":290818,"date":"2024-10-30T18:51:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T17:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=343127"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:47:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:47:52","slug":"boston-dynamics-challenges-tesla-with-its-new-car-mechanic-robot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/boston-dynamics-challenges-tesla-with-its-new-car-mechanic-robot\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Dynamics challenges Tesla with its new car mechanic robot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The race to create humanoid robots is at its peak, with half a dozen companies investing hundreds of millions of euros to achieve the best possible robot. In this battle, not only Tesla and Boston Dynamic are involved, there are more players.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-starred-link\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-starred-link__img\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/newsletter.png?GoogleAccessId=wp-stateless%40kubertonic.iam.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1779028387&Signature=DMbUunieSBawcG7spoDSq1vF1unGvEFsVQ4L%2FSko9GWroV%2Bm8cnT7wVUq325a8Gc6anjhTkXjUdxuJTFtKL0Kg7IXH1gk8R1Y7EHq0mR%2F941LslTmzIuJ9ciBNYVUzD0vHCalXFShj%2Fv1q8gf0DEjqNAVJ8qIItq1%2FNi%2BgmkUTA2H3vBNka5fcsDhY64gcRj9362ktSp5t%2BJjddhO%2BGW4ZGvHfVkm4LpKgwcUE4QPaR8Ep2YLv4G8D2HA2KtpblYl9jIwan0S04z5zRbYHjn5U3sxtvmse8Y87zy4qLj74V6zjJDjP84SFl%2F0hxz4lxXB9GJFKBP6qRZwODNHQ0Hcw%3D%3D\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-title\">\r\n        <p class=\"sc-card-starred-link__title\">Subscribe to the Softonic newsletter and get the latest in tech, gaming, entertainment and deals right in your inbox.<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__button\" href=\"https:\/\/softonic.beehiiv.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\">Subscribe (it's FREE) \u25ba<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/softonic.beehiiv.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In a new video published a few hours ago, the <strong>humanoid robot Atlas from Boston Dynamics can be seen working autonomously in a demonstration space<\/strong>, sorting engine parts among numbered containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company claims that Atlas does not need to be controlled by humans to perform its work, unlike Tesla&#8217;s Optimus robot which has been much talked about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Atlas Goes Hands On\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F_7IPm7f1vI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Atlas is now capable of being a warehouse or mechanic shop assistant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the video description, <strong>Atlas uses machine learning to detect changes in the environment and work on them<\/strong>. It also has a &#8220;specialized gripping policy&#8221; that helps it firmly hold objects, continuously estimating the state of what it is holding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After receiving some locations to move the pieces, Atlas will start working without prescribed movements, choosing to perform the tasks autonomously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Forget Optimus\u2026 Atlas reigns supreme:<br><br>Atlas can now move engine covers between containers and a dolly on its own. <br><br>It uses machine learning vision to detect objects and adjust to any changes around it\u2014no human help needed.<br><br>\u2705 Spots Objects Around It<br>Atlas can find and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wQIRWMwMph\">pic.twitter.com\/wQIRWMwMph<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ilir (@Ilir_AI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ilir_AI\/status\/1851656654690844764?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In contrast, it is said that Tesla&#8217;s Optimus robots receive remote human assistance despite their claims of autonomy. The Optimus robots were at a live event and, when asked, they responded that they received assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The video shows Atlas sorting and moving engine parts to designated places. It does well, transporting them without much clumsiness. After placing a part in a container, the robot repeats the process with other parts. 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The old Atlas and the current one are very different from each other, and its evolution demonstrates where the robotics sector is heading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The race to create humanoid robots is at its peak, with half a dozen companies investing hundreds of millions of euros to achieve the best possible robot. In this battle, it&#8217;s not just Tesla and Boston Dynamics; there are more players. In a new video published a few hours ago, you can see Boston Dynamics&#8217; humanoid robot Atlas working autonomously in a demonstration space, sorting engine parts between numbered containers. The company claims that Atlas does not need to be controlled by humans to perform its tasks, unlike Tesla&#8217;s Optimus robot which has been so [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9265,"featured_media":290833,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[1015],"tags":[1604],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6849],"class_list":["post-290818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-robot","content-category-lifestyle"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9265"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290818"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":310987,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290818\/revisions\/310987"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/290833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290818"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=290818"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=290818"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=290818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}