Hyundai Motor's soccer robot learns year of skills in 1 day

Hyundai Motor's soccer robot learns year of skills in 1 day

A humanoid robot weaving through football drills and flawlessly executing one of the sport’s most difficult trick kicks has demonstrated a profound leap in machine learning, according to technical details released Friday by Hyundai Motor and its subsidiary, Boston Dynamics. The bipedal machine, known as Atlas, managed to master the "Ghost Rabona" — a high-stakes strike where the kicking leg crosses behind the standing leg after a deceptive feint…

Boston Dynamics’ Atlas Humanoid Robot Runs, Fakes, and Kicks in New Soccer Demo

Boston Dynamics and Hyundai trained Atlas to perform a soccer trick shot, using a football to test the humanoid robot's balance, timing, and agility.