My understanding is that Boston Dynamics videos are heavily staged, their robots are much less impressive in real life conditions. I saw that in an article many years ago, I don't know the situation today.
But it doesn't mean these videos are fake, the robots are real, the movement is real, no hidden cables, no VFX, they are just following a predefined routine in a controlled environment, and I am not aware of Boston Dynamics claiming otherwise.
I mean just look at the linked video, it is comically obvious that it is staged. And well staged I must say.
You may find it's less staged than expected. (though obviously a lot still is as they progress at goal solving). This is very unlike the purely scripted early Spot dances.
They have a 'making of' video on their page, and while yes it's a predetermined route, the process of making it work is both fascinating and extremely impressive. The robot is doing some level of thinking on it's own and it processing it's environment by itself. It's very cool.
GuB-42|3 years ago
But it doesn't mean these videos are fake, the robots are real, the movement is real, no hidden cables, no VFX, they are just following a predefined routine in a controlled environment, and I am not aware of Boston Dynamics claiming otherwise.
I mean just look at the linked video, it is comically obvious that it is staged. And well staged I must say.
51Cards|3 years ago
You may find it's less staged than expected. (though obviously a lot still is as they progress at goal solving). This is very unlike the purely scripted early Spot dances.
King-Aaron|3 years ago
clnq|3 years ago