Boston Dynamics acknowledges safety risks in humanoid robots

Boston Dynamics acknowledges safety risks in humanoid robots

A senior engineer at Boston Dynamics admitted Friday that humanoid robots carry inherent risks and uncertainty, saying that limiting unpredictability is the most effective way to ensure safe interaction between humans and machines. Speaking in Seoul, Federico Vincentini, head of product safety at the U.S. robotics firm owned by Hyundai Motor Group, said humanoid robots are “intrinsically unpredictable,” making “zero uncertainty” impossible even …