Boston Dynamics is showing off another robot, an autonomous robot called the Handle designed to autonomously work in warehouses.
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen Handle, a wheeled robot designed to shuffle boxes about the place, but last time we saw the robot bouncing around to show how agile it is, here we’re seeing a bigger Handle lad working autonomously to actually move bits around.
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Supposedly, all of the boxes in this video weigh around 11 pounds, and the robot can handle around 33 pounds (three boxes). Still, I worked in a warehouse for a bit growing up, and it’s hard to imagine most warehouses ever being in a state that a robot could work in them: there’s often obstructions and piles of stuff littered everywhere. I’d be interested to see how the Handle deals with errant boxes, or corridors a little too narrow for the Handle to engage in its full range of motion.
Supposedly, the robot will be able to track marked pallets, and can grab a box of any side as long as it doesn’t go past the 33 pounds (15kg) weight limit.
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Still, the speed at which the Handle is whipping around the warehouse, counterweight swinging, is impressive, and it’s a strong reminder that our new robot overlords are coming, and Boston Dynamics is definitely functioning as this universe’s Skynet.
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