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Humanoid robotsdiscontinued
Atlas (hydraulisch, 2013-2024)
For eleven years the hydraulic Atlas was the best-known humanoid in the world, even though it was never for sale. Boston Dynamics unveiled it on 11 July 2013 as the platform for the DARPA Robotics Challenge, in which teams tackled search-and-rescue tasks from 2013 to 2015.
- 150cmHeight
- 80kgWeight
- 28DOFDegrees of freedom
Key facts
- Specificationsheight 150 cm · weight 80 kg · degrees of freedom 28 DOF
- Statusdiscontinued
- Availability in Polandnot confirmed
Summary
- ManufacturerBoston Dynamics
- CategoryHumanoid robots
- Statusdiscontinued
- Availability in PolandNo confirmed distributor in Poland
For eleven years the hydraulic Atlas was the best-known humanoid in the world, even though it was never for sale. Boston Dynamics unveiled it on 11 July 2013 as the platform for the DARPA Robotics Challenge, in which teams tackled search-and-rescue tasks from 2013 to 2015. The first version was tethered; from 2016 the robot carried its own battery while keeping hydraulic actuators.
The 2016 generation stood 150 cm and weighed 80 kg, the 2021 version 85 kg. Sources give 28 degrees of freedom, although a 2021 description lists 20; the discrepancy most likely reflects different generations. The 2021 version ran on three on-board computers. Atlas became famous for parkour and backflip videos that showed what whole-body control could achieve on a hydraulic machine.
On 16 April 2024 Boston Dynamics retired the hydraulic Atlas in favour of its electric successor, the Atlas. Sensors, runtime and lifting capacity were never officially specified, and there was no price. The 2013 photograph in the catalogue comes from DARPA and is in the public domain.
Among current machines, the Chinese Fengxing-001 is the one returning to hydraulics.
Specs
Data from manufacturer datasheets and product pages; median over the models of this category in the database.
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Height150 cm−11% vs. the category median (169 cm, n=220)
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Weight80 kg+27% vs. the category median (63 kg, n=192)
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Degrees of freedom28−5% vs. the category median (29.5, n=200)
- category medianA higher value doesn't always mean a better robot; it depends on the application.
Dimensions and weight
- Height
- 150 cm
- Weight
- 80 kg
Motion and manipulation
- Degrees of freedom
- 28
Electronics and AI
- Drive
- hydraulic; battery-powered from 2016, tethered in 2013
Additional specs
- Form factor
- bipedal humanoid, research platform
- Country of origin
- US
Price and availability in Poland
no data
Dealers in Poland
No confirmed distributor in Poland
Applications
Typical applications
Target group
Comparison
Robot comparison toolSimilar models
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- prototype
AVIC (Aviation Industry Corporation of China, 中国航空工业集团)
Fengxing-001 (风行-001)
- 180 cmheight
- 20 kgpayload
- —price
- prototype
prototypeGerman Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics
TORO
- 174 cmheight
- 76 kgweight
- —price
discontinued- prototype
History
Model unveiled
Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter leaves after 32 years; CFO Amanda McMaster becomes interim president Boston Dynamics
At Hyundai's CEO Investor Day, the group confirms production of 30,000 Atlas humanoids per year in the US by 2028 and says 25,000 units of the initial volume are already contracted Boston Dynamics
The Korean Metal Workers' Union ratifies a wage agreement after Hyundai's plan to deploy 25,000 Atlas robots became a flashpoint in the dispute Boston Dynamics
Dynamic Creatures emerges from stealth as Boston Dynamics' official partner for hospitality and entertainment, working on mobile, interactive character robots Boston Dynamics
Sources
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