Unitree G1 vs. Boston Dynamics Atlas: Hypermobility in Humanoid Robots

We compare the Unitree G1 and the all-electric Atlas from Boston Dynamics, two new humanoid robots with hypermobility. 0:00 Intro 0:20 Unitree G1 Debut 0:32 Boston Dynamics & Unitree Competition 1:22 New Atlas 1:43 G1 Stats and Pricing 2:07 Hypermobility in Humanoid Robotics Subscribe to CNET on YouTube: Never miss a deal again! See CNET’s…

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We compare the Unitree G1 and the all-electric Atlas from Boston Dynamics, two new humanoid robots with hypermobility.

0:00 Intro
0:20 Unitree G1 Debut
0:32 Boston Dynamics & Unitree Competition
1:22 New Atlas
1:43 G1 Stats and Pricing
2:07 Hypermobility in Humanoid Robotics

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@mdhicks116

May 25, 2024 at 8:52 am

Narrator: “Handling delicate objects…”
Robot: Caber tosses object on platform

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@drakelacy2358

May 25, 2024 at 9:15 am

1:48 One hundred pounds!? Is it my imagination, or did that guy just flex a 100 robot like it was nothing?

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@list1726

May 25, 2024 at 9:22 am

Thanks for posting

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@macberry4048

May 25, 2024 at 10:23 am

I wonder why no one has tried to put a backpack on a robot because that’s the simplest thing you could have a robot do. A robot drink cooler would be interesting

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@donb3026

May 25, 2024 at 12:07 pm

They should ALL have an emergency OFF SWITCH!!!

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@user-yg9qs8wz1s

May 25, 2024 at 12:35 pm

That would be a big help to seniors clean the house , clean the yard , help getting dressed, and a good chess player , and a great camping buddy to gather wood and welding and fabrication, 16,000 is pricey for seniors

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@ScorpioVsOrion-iu1vj

May 25, 2024 at 1:23 pm

A robot that looks like a human has a name!
It’s called an Android.
It’s literally the definition of it!

Definitions from Oxford Languages · Learn more
noun
1.
(in science fiction) a robot with a human appearance.
“a space station inhabited only by androids”

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@JeffLavezzo

May 25, 2024 at 1:53 pm

Uni-who? Some shop without a Wikipedia page? Have they shipped anything?

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@frankmuller8300

May 25, 2024 at 3:27 pm

Cheap click bait

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@AnuwktootLee-yf9ff

May 25, 2024 at 3:41 pm

Don’t beat hum

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@AnuwktootLee-yf9ff

May 25, 2024 at 3:41 pm

Icc me came lqgwte huye

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@AnuwktootLee-yf9ff

May 25, 2024 at 3:41 pm

Univwrty me prigwty

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@jojog8304

May 25, 2024 at 4:15 pm

Let’s compare robots from their promotional demo videos… Yup.

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@keenanbrown9958

May 25, 2024 at 4:33 pm

Meanwhile Tesla getting all the hype for a robot that is far behind

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@ikstrucking3289

May 25, 2024 at 5:06 pm

I am impressed. First time ever see Americans dump their hydraulic design, and copy Chinese unitree design… hahaha ha!

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@user-qv1ie1ci6u

May 25, 2024 at 5:28 pm

Robo waifu

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@BlauImHerzen

May 25, 2024 at 5:51 pm

Wait until Germany has its new high-performance batteries ready, then you can make the robots bigger and more powerful! 😀
Would America spend billions to build a giant fighting robot? YES for sure xD

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@yewhanlim8916

May 25, 2024 at 6:11 pm

Pay license to keep it active.

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@HiThisIsMine

May 25, 2024 at 6:39 pm

I’m just waiting for one that has a proper, firm, yet gentle and soft, woman’s grip

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- @skierpage
  
  May 25, 2024 at 10:55 pm
  
  “The Robotic Manipulation” Big Bang episode where Howard Wolowitz designs a robot arm, then gets caught in its grip and has to go to the emergency room!
  
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@koreboredom4302

May 25, 2024 at 6:42 pm

If they don’t put these two in an octagon I’ll be disappointed with the human race.

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@ronburgandy1475

May 25, 2024 at 7:48 pm

Shouldn’t be any limitations. I know people FEAR change but its change that also creates innovation.
Ie. If we can replace most jobs with robots, this mean LONG TERM the economic model for the world will change. Because no ones going to hire a robot over a human unless a human gets paid so they have money to buy whatever the product being made is.

So perhaps eventually a company only makes a 3-5% profit annually and pays governments most of the profit and when you add all of these up and pass the profits back to the people they get a free living wage for just being a consumer?

Anyway you see my point. This capitalist model will always destroy itself just like everytime in history. But whatever model we move to we can learn from those failures and try to be better.

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@helderalmeida3417

May 25, 2024 at 8:10 pm

AI and Robots are taking over

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@helloiambear5531

May 25, 2024 at 8:34 pm

:44- that is a painful way to pull a dog back????

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@JustinPartridge-ls6vb

May 25, 2024 at 8:51 pm

Junk

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@theflowpowa42oshow

May 25, 2024 at 9:05 pm

Waiting for a robot sonic

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@altairgame

May 26, 2024 at 1:02 am

Lots of people shilling that we are at the verge of robots replacing humans to pump stocks. Automation has existed for a long time in big factories and trickle down to smaller factories overtime

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- @puertogreekn8675
  
  May 26, 2024 at 10:23 am
  
  I mean elok musk is now saying working will be a hobby because robots are going to do all the work and everyone will get an income. Sounds insane but don’t think corporations won’t replace every human if possible.
  
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@Sipapate

May 26, 2024 at 2:04 am

Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot looks a lot like Mav1s from the movie Love and Monsters

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@roro4787

May 26, 2024 at 3:09 am

Future is both exciting and scary at the same time

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@MyThinkin

May 26, 2024 at 9:06 am

How come they look almost identical?

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@davidrody9544

May 26, 2024 at 9:33 am

That’s almost a good price point!

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@ownitg4f588

May 26, 2024 at 11:55 am

Lol. 2 hours battery imagine being stuck while doing something….

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@MK-gv7eq

May 26, 2024 at 12:57 pm

In 50 years time it will be a war between humans vs robots….I called it here first…

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@marksapollo

May 26, 2024 at 4:06 pm

I think people need to remember Boston Dynamics holds many military contracts, so just think about the things they don’t show you….

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@Simon_Electric

May 26, 2024 at 4:20 pm

Who asked for this and why do we need?

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@SashaExcelsior

May 26, 2024 at 5:01 pm

Men of culture all thought the same thing at :03 seconds don’t lie ????????????

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