The video has left internet users puzzled.
In recent years, robots have evolved so that they can now perform various tasks normally assigned to humans. Robot makers have also become even more ambitious by rolling out a new wave of humanoids designed to perform human-like tasks. Now, a video circulating on social media shows just how far humanoids have come in the past decade.
The clip, posted to Reddit, begins with the 2009 shot of a robot walking gently in a straight line. It even shows how the robot can stabilize itself even after a person pushes it aside.
While this was quite impressive in 2009, the video shows how humanoid robots have evolved in just a few years.
The images show a robot from 2011 with a stylish running style. Fast-forward to two years, in 2013, a humanoid robot named Atlas is seen walking over bricks and rubble. It can also be seen that the machine remains upright despite being hit by a heavy ball.
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The following clip from 2016 shows a robot recovering after being pushed to the ground. This is then followed by the 2017 machine that can jump and do somersaults. In 2019 you can see the robots performing rolls on the floor and also making a split by jumping.
The video ends with a shot from 2020, where Boston Dynamics robots can dance and shake their bodies to the beat of the music. The two robots are joined by SPOT – the robo dog – who is also seen showing some sick moves.
The compilation has left internet users amazed. But netizens are also concerned about the speed of the technology. While one user joked, “Robots can dance better than me now,” another concerned internet user said, “Stop pushing the robots. Want a robot revolt? Because that’s how you get it.”
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Now it doesn’t matter whether one believes that the evolution of humanoid robots is alarming or exciting, as they are in our future anyway. In 2021, Toyota unveiled its AI-equipped basketball robot at the Tokyo Olympics. Called CUE, the robot was seen shooting a basketball with nearly 100% accuracy. First a free throw was fired, then a three-pointer, followed by a shot from halfway.
In the same year, a team of scientists from Columbia University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering made a major breakthrough and developed a robot that can smile, grin, raise eyebrows and mimic people’s forehead wrinkles.
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Until 2022, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recently explained how humanoid assistant home robots will be the next big thing. In an interview uploaded by TED, Mr. Musk stated that he believes most homes will have humanoid robots by 2050. Notably, Mr. Musk has already teased the Tesla bot on the company’s “AI Day” in August last year.
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