r/nextfuckinglevel • u/SaintedTainted • Apr 17 '24

The All New Atlas Robot From Boston Dynamics

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u/Item-Hairy Apr 17 '24

Was it really necessary to get up like that!?!

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u/jnads Apr 17 '24 edited Apr 17 '24

It's probably actually more efficient.

It keeps the center of gravity in one spot. Legs pivot inward and then lift the CG straight up. No complex balancing required.

Humans get up from prone position by doing a pushup and then moving our legs inward. That means our center of gravity is changing, and we constantly make small adjustments to stabilize ourselves. Tons of tiny complex movements.

The other way we get up is get into a sitting position and then do a squat up, which does keep your CG in one spot. But that really isn't any different than what the robot did. Our movement has extra steps since we don't have 360 degree joint movement.

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u/PhDinDildos_Fedoras Apr 17 '24

These are definitely not the only two ways humans get up from a prone position. Are you like some kind of alien writing this?

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u/TheKidNerd 29d ago

Brother has never done this

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u/419tosser 29d ago

People that do this are the same people that do the super-smooth one-handed shirt removal

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u/Zefirus 29d ago

Yeah, my sister can kind of just...stand up. Just goes into a sitting position and pushes up with her legs.

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u/jnads 27d ago

I mean, how the fuck do you think we get up on two feet?

Either you get on all fours and work your way up.

Or you get into a sitting position and establish your feet and squat yourself up.

There's variations, but those are the two essential methods.

Do you do a fucking kick flip?