Boston Dynamics’ new robot stacks boxes [video]

Re:Boston Dynamics’ new robot stacks boxes [video] by etatoby on Saturday March 30, 2019 @01:49AM (#19528004)

A car does not have an arm that picks up heavy objects. The ones that do (crane trucks) need outriggers and jacks to stabilise the machine and stop any motion before they can extend their arm.

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Re:Boston Dynamics’ new robot stacks boxes [video] by jaclaz on Saturday March 30, 2019 @06:20AM (#19528711)

Fork lifts (no outriggers), optionally with a crane arm/jib, are normally used to move goods inside warehouses.

Of course it depends on the weight of what you are moving, but it doesn't seem like the 2 wheeled robots in the video can actually move "heavy" weights.

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Re:Boston Dynamics’ new robot stacks boxes [video] by rujuladanh on Saturday March 30, 2019 @06:38AM (#19528765)

These robots go only up to 15 Kg according to their designers.

I would not call 15 Kg "heavy". I can carry that myself on a single arm...

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