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#374 – Robert Playter: Boston Dynamics CEO on Humanoid and Legged Robotics
Lex Fridman Podcast
The Importance of Inertia in Robot Activities
In a recent video, Alice throws a heavy bag, throws a bunch of stuff. So we were definitely trying to show that the robot and the techniques we're applying to the robot to Alice, let us deal with heavy things in the world. That's an appreciable portion of the body weight of the robot. We also think this differentiates us from the other humanoid robot activities that you're seeing out there. Mostly they're not picking stuff up yet. And not heavy stuff anyway. But just like you or me, you need to anticipate that moment.
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