Boston Dynamics' Spot Nails a Septuple Backflip (Yes, Seven in a Row)
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Spot executes seven successive rear saltos thanks to strengthening learning Boston Dynamics has just hit hard with a spectacular new demonstration of its quadruped Spot robot: a recently released video shows the robot-dog chaining effortlessly one, then three, then five... and finally, up to seven ... Read more Like KultureGeek on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter Don't forget to download our free iAddict app for iPhone and iPad (link App Store…
Boston Dynamics' Spot Nails a Septuple Backflip (Yes, Seven in a Row)
Boston Dynamics has officially turned Spot into the Simone Biles of robotics. In their new video, reinforcement learning lets Spot pull off single, triple, quintuple… even septuple backflips! Sure, no customer actually needs a backflipping robot dog, but training Spot to survive these extreme stunts makes it stronger, faster, and better at recovering when real-world problems hit, like tripping on stairs or carrying heavy payloads. Still, the sig…
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