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Boston Dynamics Led a Robot Revolution. Now Its Machines Are Teaching Themselves New Tricks
Boston Dynamics founder Marc Raibert says reinforcement learning is helping his creations gain more independence.
Boston Dynamics sells a four-legged robot called Spot that is used on oil rigs, construction sites, and other places where wheels struggle with the terrain. Raibert says Boston Dynamics used an artificial intelligence technique called reinforcement learning to upgrade Spot’s ability to run, so that it moves three times faster. As nimble footed as the company’s machines are, however, more advanced behaviors, including dancing, doing parkour, and simply navigating around a room, normally require either careful programming or some kind of human remote control.
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