Oh good, the humanoid robots are working on their own

Boston Dynamics, the flashy robotics company maybe best known for orchestrating absurd robo-dance routines, has a new video out emphasizing its pivot towards commercial factory work. The three-minute demo shows the company's humanoid-shaped Atlas robot locating, grabbing, and moving engine covers between supply containers in a mock manufacturing center. The company claims Atlas performs all of the tasks in the video fully autonomously, with no "prescribed or teleoperated movements." Above, Atlas can be seen using its claw-like three fingers to grab engine covers. Boston Dynamics says Atlas uses a machine learning vision model to locate and identify the proper object and then utilizes an assortment of vision and force sensors to safely move it to the right location.