Robotics
The company famous for internet robot videos is at it again. In the latest release, Boston Dynamics introduces SpotMini, an electric robot dog with a very handy arm for a head. Like all of the company's bots, SpotMini can take a fall, but it can also do some very useful chores around the house.
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They are always among the highest rated on-line videos, even if there is little business development behind them, but Boston Dynamics has once again brought out a new video featuring an incredible robot. SpotMini is a new smaller and quieter version of the Spot robot. At 55 lbs, SpotMini is all-electric bot and runs for about 90 minutes on a single charge, depending on the task.We've known about the company building arms for heads on their robots for a while now, but now with SpotMini the picture is getting a lot clearer. SpotMini can be seen in the video undertaking tasks like loading the dishwasher, and delivering a beverage with the 10 lb appendage.
"SpotMini is one of the quietest robots we have ever built," according to Boston Dynamics. "It has a variety of sensors, including depth cameras, a solid state gyro (IMU) and proprioception sensors in the limbs. These sensors help with navigation and mobile manipulation."
Boston Dynamics says that SpotMini completes some of the tasks in the video autonomously, while others have an operator for high-level guidance.
"SpotMini is one of the quietest robots we have ever built."
At the end of the video, a more consumer-ready version of the robot is also shown. With well-designed covers and a futuristic-looking white color scheme, SpotMini looks like it jumped right out of a science fiction movie. The impressive video is perhaps a marketing tool, helping parent company Alphabet (Google) to sell Boston Dynamics. Google acquired Boston Dynamics in late 2013 as part of a spree of acquisitions in the field of robotics. Since the formation of Alphabet, the direction of the company's robotics initiatives have been in question.
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