Atlas, the humanoid robot, delivers match ball at World Cup
Atlas, an advanced humanoid robot, stepped pitchside to deliver the match ball to the referee at halftime at New York New Jersey Stadium, where Brazil were...
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Atlas, an advanced humanoid robot, stepped pitchside to deliver the match ball to the referee at halftime at New York New Jersey Stadium, where Brazil were playing Norway in the round of 16. "We had to change the way that Atlas learns to walk and learns to jump and run so that it's more robust." Hyundai has been aggressively pursuing mass production of the robots, announcing this year that it plans to deploy them at its U.S. manufacturing plant in Georgia starting in 2028, in an effort to automate high-risk and repetitive tasks. The World Cup has seen superstars, pitch invaders, heartbreak and joy across its 96 years — and, on Sunday, it got a robot.
Furthermore, "We always looked at human skill as a way to like motivate us and challenge us to push forward what robots can do," said Alberto Rodriguez, director of robot behavior at Boston Dynamics. "And grass has its own peculiarity," said Rodriguez. Standard Wi-Fi communications with Atlas were out of the question, with tens of thousands of fans surrounding the pitch with cellphones, so a new communications channel was established with a radio device attached to the robot's back.
In addition, But to deliver the match ball — and pull off a few sweet moves — Atlas had to navigate challenges unique to the World Cup. Its moves include imitating a few uncanny goal celebrations — including Norwegian striker Erling Haaland's meditation pose. The robot, presented by tournament sponsor Hyundai Motor, has previously danced and engaged in parkour.
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Atlas, an advanced humanoid robot, stepped pitchside to deliver the match ball to the referee at halftime at New York New Jersey Stadium, where Brazil were playing Norway in the round of 16.
reliability moderate2/2 sources"We had to change the way that Atlas learns to walk and learns to jump and run so that it's more robust." Hyundai has been aggressively pursuing mass production of the robots, announcing this year that it plans to deploy them at its U.S. manufacturing plant in Georgia starting in 2028, in an effort to automate high-risk and repetitive tasks.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesThe World Cup has seen superstars, pitch invaders, heartbreak and joy across its 96 years — and, on Sunday, it got a robot.
reliability moderate2/2 sources"We always looked at human skill as a way to like motivate us and challenge us to push forward what robots can do," said Alberto Rodriguez, director of robot behavior at Boston Dynamics.
reliability moderate2/2 sources"And grass has its own peculiarity," said Rodriguez.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesStandard Wi-Fi communications with Atlas were out of the question, with tens of thousands of fans surrounding the pitch with cellphones, so a new communications channel was established with a radio device attached to the robot's back.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesBut to deliver the match ball — and pull off a few sweet moves — Atlas had to navigate challenges unique to the World Cup.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesIts moves include imitating a few uncanny goal celebrations — including Norwegian striker Erling Haaland's meditation pose.
reliability moderate2/2 sources
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The robot, presented by tournament sponsor Hyundai Motor, has previously danced and engaged in parkour.
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