DARPA releases the base robot "ATLAS" of the robot contest with a winning prize of 200 million yen or more, evolution of 75% parts revealed new design revealed

America'sNational Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Disaster Relief Robot Organized by the Sports Games "DARPA Robotics · ChallengeThe finals of 'Finally will be held on June 5 and 6, 2015. Common platform robot used in the final game "ATLAS"The latest version of DARPA is released. The cutting edge of more advanced robot technology is revealed.

2015/01/20 Upgraded Atlas Robot to Go Wireless as the Stakes Are Raised for the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals
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ATLAS DRC Robot Is 75 Percent New, Completely Unplugged - IEEE Spectrum
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You can check what type of robot is the new type "ATLAS" which redesigned 75% parts from old model in the following movie.

ATLAS Gets an Upgrade - YouTube


This is DARPA 's humanoid robot ATLAS. Height 188 cm, weight 156.5 kg.


Development of ATLAS is a quadruped walking robot "BigDogKnown to be developedBoston · DynamicsI am in charge.


ATLAS can freely move his arms like human beings and can walk on bipeda.


The new ATLAS is only 25% of the parts inherited from the old model, it is said that 75% was newly designed.


The major improvements are "new battery" and "new pump"


The white box carrying on the back is the battery pack, the new model is 3.7 kWh of electric energy.


In addition to a high-performance battery, a newly developed variable pressure pump is able to demonstrate full power instantaneously as needed from the idle state, succeeded in significantly increasing the battery operating time. At the same time it is also realizing noise reduction.


Computers and various sensors are installed on the head like a human being.


ATLAS can freely move his arms.


The design of the shoulder joint has been redesigned, realizing a wider range of motion.


In addition, since the wrist can be rotated round and round 360 degrees, it is possible to carry out impossible actions easily with humans.


Mr. Jill Platt, responsible for the DARPA robotics challenge explaining the new ATLAS.


Participants in the final match to be held in June are serious.


The DARPA robotics · challenge using ATLAS aims to promote the development of robots that can play an active part in harsh disasters where people can not approach by competing robot technologies, and it will cost 2 million dollars (about 240 million yen ), The prize money of 1 million dollars (about 120 million yen) in the second place and 500 thousand dollars (about 60 million yen) to the third place is given.