# New Atlas video; Climbing to new heights in warehouse automation with BionicHive

- Show: [The Robot Report Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast)
- Published: 2024-11-01
- Length: 55m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-11-01-new-atlas-video-climbing-to-new-heights-in-warehouse-automation-with-bionichive
- Listen: https://soundcloud.com/robot-report-podcast/new-atlas-video-climbing-to-new-heights-in-warehouse-automation-with-bionichive

## Summary

Steve Crow and Mike Oitzman discuss Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid robot, noting its unique autonomous movements and 3-fingered hand design in a material handling demo. They then interview Gili Ovadia, VP of Business Development at BionicHive, about the Squid robot, a mobile unit that climbs warehouse racking to automate storage and retrieval without requiring facility retrofitting. The hosts also cover news regarding Locust Robotics' high-volume picking operations, Bear Robotics' expansion into warehouses with the Carti robot, and a Chinese data-sharing initiative for humanoid developers.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-11-01-new-atlas-video-climbing-to-new-heights-in-warehouse-automation-with-bionichive#t=0) Introduction and Sponsor Read
- [1:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-11-01-new-atlas-video-climbing-to-new-heights-in-warehouse-automation-with-bionichive#t=82) Boston Dynamics Atlas Autonomous Demo Analysis
- [15:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-11-01-new-atlas-video-climbing-to-new-heights-in-warehouse-automation-with-bionichive#t=915) RBR50 Awards and Locust Robotics Milestones
- [23:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-11-01-new-atlas-video-climbing-to-new-heights-in-warehouse-automation-with-bionichive#t=1411) Bear Robotics Carti and Chinese Humanoid Data Initiative
- [27:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-11-01-new-atlas-video-climbing-to-new-heights-in-warehouse-automation-with-bionichive#t=1628) BionicHive Squid Robot Interview with Gili Ovadia

## Topics

- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Boston Dynamics (company)
- Atlas (product)
- BionicHive (company)
- Squid (product)
- Locust Robotics (company)
- Bear Robotics (company)
- Carti (product)
- Argo Robotics (company)

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