[Video] Running like skating and even spinning jumps... atlas on wheels

A humanoid robot equipped with wheels instead of feet moves freely like a figure skater and even jumps 360 degrees in the air.

Boston Dynamics, a robotics subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group, released a video on the 9th (local time) showing its research wheeled atlas performing various difficult movements.

Equipped with electric scooter wheels, Atlas can quickly change direction, balance on one wheel, or spin in the air before landing stably.

This study was conducted to verify the robot's driving device and full-body control technology under extreme conditions.

In particular, we utilized 'Sim-to-Real' technology, which reflects the characteristics of real motors in the virtual environment and applies movements learned through reinforcement learning to actual robots.

Through this, the company explained that Atlas successfully performed a 360-degree rotation jump on the first attempt.

However, they stated that the wheeled atlas is a research platform for technology verification and there are no plans to commercialize it.

For more details, please watch the video.

Produced by: Jeon Seok-woo, Son Soo-hyun

Video: YouTube BostonDynamics