Ask a Roboticist: Meet Tom | Boston Dynamics 

Wow, Boston Dynamics' robots are looking more and more human by the day!

I love these videos! It's really wholesome to see engineers talking about work they're passionate about

Brilliant! Thanks for the upload. Loving this 'meet' series.

I admire your company so much. What you are doing is just incredible and inspiring! We need more of these videos - it's very interesting

Amazing! I thought their "Jensen" bot that does nVidia presentations was impressive. But Tom is next level... 😁

I laughed so hard, when I saw Spot playing piano 😂

This is awesome. I'm also a computer science student who wants to work in robotics. You guys inspire me.

The humanoid are getting more and more convincing. Great job guys!

Amazing! The new ones pass the Turing test flawlessly!

Hi i am going to do my B-tech in mechatronics.I am really big fan of you guys . My question is what are the essential skills I should learn in my next 4 years of course to get a chance to become Boston dynamics member ? 😄

Nice try boston dynamics, almost had me fooled thinking that was an actual person. It's scary how far they've come

Thanks for cheering me up this morning with some motivation.

For a split second, I read the title like "Ask a robot..." and terrified how realistic the "robot" in the thumbnail is. I was ready to leave the earth. "Welp, this is it. Time to get the hell out of here."

This is how it works: If you want a company to be successful, you need employees who love what they are doing, and also doing at home just for fun. And also let them (as a company) the free space to try things out and have fun at work!

Your news is always like news from another world. Thanks...

A couple of questions: 1. Do you use a ROS version. (Robot Operating System) 2. Which battery types do you use? and what is the relationship between charging and operating time? 3. Have you ever thought about operating 2-3 robots in a group / network to ensure better situational awareness? 4. What actuators / motors do you use? (I'm impressed with how accurate and fast these work.)

I truly wish I could have worked a Boston Dynamics. It looks like an Amazing challenge and I Love Robotics.

"Awesome work Tom!" Awesome video, thank you for sharing

Very informative. Thank you.

this man has a great smile!

Computer programming sure has come a long way since I started learning it. My first program that I entered via a few punch cards just displayed "Hello World!" and then ended. Ah, the joys of BASIC running on a UNIVAC 1106.

Damn, didn’t know we are that far … a robot, that talks about how it programs other robots 😮

As a software developer it must be really cool to see your code come to life. Everything I do in my day to day seems so arbitrary. This has me thinking I should mess around with some hardware stuff.

Really master! Thank you!

Can not only Spot detect that something on its way is an obstacle, but also that it can possibly damage it, like a puddle of acid or lava? Is the image recognition limited to obstacles, or can it also recognize objects?

Amazing and inspirational. Someday, I'll complete my dream.

Toms facial expressions are so realistic, we're really living in the future of Robotics

Great video, these guys are Amazing!

C++ and Python. Thank you Tom.

Coming sooner than you know it: Spots that network among themselves and are wirelessly linked to master computers that feature deep learning, and advanced AI. And then, put the AI in the Spots at a later point.

Thanks for sharing wonderful river video and useful detailed comments congratulations 👌👌👌

Awesome video 👍

I really like Boston Dynamics!

Love how every single comment is just some variation on "Tom's a robot" 😅 I think Tom's lovely

silly question: could the spots communicate with really long wires like in ww2 in a situation where they can't communicate wirelessly? (e.g. signal jamming, radiation)

Tom’s tee is everything 🙌🏼 and goodest boi Spot playing a piano? 🥹💓

Wow, awesome job, I hope one day I Will work there as a software engineer

This is exciting job , I love it

Ive recently been wondering the plans Boston dynamics had for the future of ice skating robots

Inspires and motivates.

Tom looks real great job Boston

"you're walking alone in a desert when you come across a tortoise. you reach down and flip the tortoise over onto it's back..."

Do you plan on compacting the physical size of Atlas to resemble human proportions? Is there a place for animators, or people working with virtual character animation or motion capture in Boston Dynamics for designing movements, especially to look even more human like? Do you use the technology behind 3D animation like motion capture to help create or train robot motion?

You are the best!

Question: Last month Boston Dynamics AI Institute was launched, can you offer any insight to some of the stages being plotted on that road map? Particularly curious in relation to Atlas

Cool to meet you Tom. Great video. We need a CHEF robot. Cooking is a science, and a robot can measure 2 teaspoons of cumin powder if the data is fed in correctly, peel and slice ginger, 1 teaspoon of salt (you get the idea) and following the recipe will get the exact consistency and same results every time. A house helper robot can serve the Seniors market and busy families. A photo of cumin powder can be fed in as data and the robot can check the color and texture to add it. Or it could learn to read labels. Or QR Codes that can be stuck on bottles for a faster route.

Boston: Become Human

대학에서 로봇을 공부중인데 정말 어렵습니다... 이 길이 나의 길이 맞는지 고민이 되지만, 그래도 열심히 해보려고합니다.

We all clicked the notif in like 3 mili seconds lol

Can engineers build their own software based on Spot's API? Does the API provide high-level data, like objects or paths detected, or is it possible to have raw data from the sensors and camera/LiDAR?

Computer Engineering FTW!

He's such a nerd and I love it! his smile is cute. Wait, am I in love with a robot??

I'm a CS Student and my dream is to work on a place like this

I love robots!

Go Tom!

Great video! Thank you. Question: What is the worst part about working at Boston Dynamics?

This is how you do hiring campaigns

Please more Atlas videos :)

Hi 😀 i have questions : What are the painful parts about working at Boston Dynamics ? Do you use autonom deep leaning neuronal networks ? What are your goals for the future ? tysm 🥰

We've seen some video of practical applications with Spot and other robots BD creates. Can you you show us the spectrum of jobs that BD robots do? Can we hear more from your customers?

you guys are cool cheers tom !

Unfassbar cooler Job 💪

Question: do you form emotional attachments to the robots? I can’t help but feel sad when they fall and proud when they get back up.

Apart from unmanned surveillance what other tasks can spot perform?

1:27 that makeshift monitor height extension though with the book lol.

Has your company ever used your amazing walking robotic technology to help a paralyzed person walk ,or a double leg amputee? Seems like it's not a huge problem to overcome , would love to see that happen

Это придало мне отличную мотивацию, спасибо

OneDay 😍❤

Tom make me a robot that cleans the house. Nobody needs a dog robot.

What if you built a lego mind-storms device that spot could interact with and will Boston Dynamics be working on communication between other spots in the future?

How is the working structure at boston dynamics? And how are new ideas created and tested?

Hi, I am a regular follower of Boston Dynamics, I got a really heart breaking news from Pro-Robots, that You are going to stop Atlas Project, is it True? Please confirm. I think Atlas is the output of most Advanced research in the field of Humanoid Robotics around the World. Everybody In the world knows Boston Dynamics due to mainly for PETman and Atlas. Everyone in the world has a expection that one day Atlas will 100% Autonomous robot with human level intelligence and skill. So I am very eager to know where the research of Atlas will be continued in the future or not. Please Please Kindly reply 🙏🙏

I'm watching a recruitment ad aren't I? It's kinda working! Don't be coy, put an application link in the description

Wow,They did a good job with Tom he almost looks human.

How.

You did a good job of saying you use software we know and some secret classified.

If someone has an idea, prototype or a suggestion for a robot is there a site to submit it?

Spot doesn't sound very convenient especially with the setup. You should just be able to deploy it in your area, set up a gps grid, and allow it to explore the environment with something like a flood fill algorithm and then it would exactly know its environment and how to path find a way around a blocked door for instance. Also i know its an open platform with APIs where the consumer can configure it how they like, i just think its more convenient of a feature instead of spot saying: well now what do i do.

Meet the engineer

Great video! Can you interact with Spot by voice, and make it response you back?

Are there any jobs that work on both hardware and software? What started your interest in robotics?

Since you don't have stock to buy what do you recommend to invest in your company?

Do you use ROS/ROS2 for your robots?

Have c++, some Python some ROS. Remote work opportunities? Between now and November I can learn the basic skills. It’s my dream place to work!

Can Atlas receive real-time inputs from a motion capture software?

터미네이터 언제 나옵니까?

Just like Bernard from West World :D

Dear Tom, never mind the number of legs that a working robot needs to have! At 70+ plus years, I need to restore the diminishing power of my muscles to shovel snow and clean the car after each storm. I picture myself looking out from a warm room inside a house and be in control of the robot(s) shoveling snow outside. The robots will come pre-programmed with a menu of different shovel handling strategies, and the ability to not throw snow on the street or on the neighbor's car. Another way to do it is by having the robot(s) duplicate every gesture that I make inside the house. by shoveling warm air, while the robots will be shoveling cold snow. The copier robot(s) will need two arms in addition to legs, wheels, or tracks.

What's the best way to get hired?

Tom looks like the kind of default video game character you start with, like the protagonist of Half-life or Minecraft Steve

What skills does Boston Dynamics look for in potential employees? Do they hire people coming out of college?

Why are people so petty as to dislike this?

I'm surprised that Spot doesn't communicate with others of his kind. I would think it would be nice for parallel tasks where two or more is better than one. Possibly Law Enforcement and many other applications.

Nice

Can you load Spot with an AI, for example gpt3. Did you try it already?

Yaşandi

What is the point of building robots? What will they be used for?

DYNAMIC BOSTON deserves the greatest attention for their works of totally inestimable value from what can be seen today, the factory should look further towards the mass printing of their humanoids for professionals this is where the best opportunity to finance their after-sales service factories is found, after all they are alone at this level and overall champion. It is the most advanced team in the world for humanoid machines. Have they ever tried extended development to operate other non-assisted equipment, such as semi-programmed mechatronics in direct human mimetics? where the main issue is the automatic and manual direct-drive gearbox based on the same non-disconnectable CMOS pyramidal accelerometer of center of gravity, whatever the gestures, in a PREDICTIVE way of the synergies of Corrective mass opposed, so well calculated in the demonstration of this last prodigy of jumper of obstacle on two feet upright. FINALLY What will be the accuracy of self-diagnosis of the trajectory controls of the nacelles of touch sensors such as palmar of hands or feet refined to the ration of 3d in contact with the ground or out of force of gravity by tactile contact on other objects pre-load or bring in real time on shape template-image of the embedded software library. A second solution, prehensile (or lianas-beta-cam illuminated or not) contiguous to members of mimetics pushed up to 1/10 inch of tolerance before the storage of isometric pressure on a textile a self-supporting insulation, by use of carrying tools, building sites, moving another motorized device, climbing a rope, unfolding a ladder, pulling cables upright, building a ramp through a space simulator that looks at shapes to collect before pulling them attach to each other. It is a very difficult choice of implementation time, thinking that only one brand of vehicle can print it nearly several thousand a day. thank you for your whimsical video on these prodigies of robotics, sometimes it makes you wonder what the superconductors of the future will be if they are assembled by mimicry procedures as advanced as yours in the 4D and 5D property of the nanoscale actuator sensitivity.

CHICLAYO PERU 🇵🇪 🤝 🇺🇸

Almost makes me think I can just return to studying computer science...