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Boston Dynamics talks about its big year, Hyundai acquisition

The Robot Report Podcast · 16 Dec 2020 · 1h 28m

What this episode covers

Michael Patrick Perry, VP of Business Development at Boston Dynamics, discusses the company's acquisition by Hyundai Motor Group for $880 million and its commercialization of the Spot quadruped robot, which has seen 400 deployments. Dr. Timothy Chung, program manager for the DARPA Subterranean Challenge, details the lessons learned from the virtual Cave Circuit competition, highlighting the importance of heterogeneous robot teams and autonomy in GPS-denied environments.

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companies scaling up

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Companies
Boston Dynamics, Hyundai Motor Group, SoftBank, Trimble, Clear Path Robotics, Percepto, Agility Robotics, Waymo, Cruise, AutoX, Baidu, Starship Technologies
Products
Spot, Atlas, Handle
Also
DARPA Subterranean Challenge

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