I was scared at first thinking that Josh was a new robot.

Approximately 50 years ago, as a novice radio electronics engineer, I began to dream of just such a job. And I was absolutely sure that a time like now would definitely come. And it has arrived! I am very happy with all the achievements of Boston Dynamics, I believe in you guys!

This new robot looks so real! Thanks Boston Dynamics for showcasing Josh!

I'm loving the sudden increase in the videos guys, keep it up, we want to know EVERYTHING!!! 😁

I'm currently studying Mechatronics tri-national (Switzerland, Germany and France), and it is my dream to do my last internship and bachelor's project with you guys next year. Will the boys help out to get this comment to the top? :D

Please make more of these qna videos, it's so cool to see the behind-the-scenes of these amazing machines and people!

The "take apart everything" is a very good tip. I disassembled broken cameras (shutter stuck), lenses (aperture stuck) without any guidance, just by "feel". Then I fixed them, cleaned them, managed to build one fully functional camera from three broken ones. Of course, I am talking fully mechanical, manual SLRs. Of course, many broken things I got could not be fixed, but I salvaged lots of spare parts and learned a lot. Well, that was decades ago. Today I am too old. Or lazy. Or both. 🙂

I mentor kids in robotics. Josh is right, the best first step is to take things apart to see how they work. I used to do a spring break camp where kids took printers and other stuff apart and we would help them determine what assemblies to keep intact. Then in the summer we would use Arduinos to make those assemblies move and do stuff. The main thing is to GET BUSY and NEVER stop being curious and learning. Josh has the dream job and has worked hard to get it, you can too if you start NOW and don't slow down. Love the video Josh, well done!

I committed on this last time in Cassie’s video about how much I loved all of these answers and how I always dreamed of asking these types of questions straight to Boston Dynamics as if I was in there school or tour. But once again like I said in Cassie’s video in the comments, thank you so much Josh for explaining even more questions that used to be left unanswered for years. I know Cassie may have seen my last commit about me one day ever working at Boston Dynamics I’ve loved these types of robots since I was five. I know you guys might not see this comment and I know it’s a lot but it means a lot to me. I’m now 16 years old and dream of working on enhancing the robot’s like Atlas and others since at least 2019, it has motivated me by far on wanting to study more then ever before on school in my life and of course on the topics of robotics. But all in all thank you so much Josh and Cassie for the motivative words and to the others who work at Boston Dynamics. BOSTON DYNAMICS, BEST ROBOTICS COMPANY IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for listening.

Very glad you're on the team Josh, everyone over there at Boston Dynamics look down to earth and very friendly

More of this guy. The Q&A is good, especially if it continues. More general and specific questions. Obviously you have to avoid exposing i.p. and n.d.a.s, but I would love to see whether Boston Dynamics works with other companies. For example, I've seen what MAY be dramatized SPOT scouting... walking around industrial stairways, etc. Maybe we could see how Boston Dynamics interacts with necessary vendors (like battery companies), or how different builds are implemented. There must be a base model and models with Canon lenses, or government level radiation shielding, or flush systems (like one might imagine there being on the moon to shed regolith particles). I suppose a lot of time is spent on the RIGHT things, but I'd love to see more.

Question: Will Spot eventually get the ability to jump over obstacles?

What a time to be alive!!!

I toke a career class in bakersfield on robotics and the last year I was there we were able to buy Spot and a few payloads for the robot. I do have to say that the system is amazing to work with and was fun learning the limit to the robot and also seeing other people reaction to the robot itself was fun. most people were afraid of the spot but having robot that almost half the height of a student with a griper may do that. I do have to say that we had one problem and that was Admin console not wanting us to login but it never work. But in the end of the experience i had was the best so far in my life. Now i am going to college going for bachelors degree industrial automation.

Smart young guy, ahead of the ball 👍

He’s so lifelike… almost like an actual human. Good job Boston dynamics YALL are really coming a long way!

I love you Boston dynamics

I got most of my inspiration in mechanical engineering from seeing your channel. Thank you @Boston Dynamics. You don't just create Robots But you also inspire a lot of people out there.

How nice is to see young specialist doing his favorite job with all of his hard !! Just best luck to all of you guys !

Keep up the great content guys. Josh rocks! ✌️ thank you for sharing this groundbreaking journey with us.

I've worked in the robotics industry for 40 plus years. When I first got into the field robots were mostly hydraulic. Now through advances with AC motors and PWM they are mostly all electro-mechanical. It's been fascinating to be part of this growing industry and observing the acceleration of advancement. Josh is 100% correct when he says you won't ever be the smartest man in the room because things are changing on an almost daily basis. It's impossible to keep up with new actuators, sensors, computation and computer code including AI. I would encourage anyone to get into this field because it is in fact the future. If you're impressed with Boston Dynamics accomplishments to date stay tuned because you ain't seen nothing yet. This is just one of many companies pushing the limits of robotic technology.

"You're never the smartest person in the room. That's the best place to be." - Exactly!

Always interesting to see the employees behind the engineering.

Being a mechanical engineer, it's a dream to become a roboticist. Appreciate his designing skills and also the way he delivered the answers.

Всегда поражаюсь Вашими изобретениями 👍

Question: would it be possible for AI to control Atlas the way "he" is now, or would it need some major design changes for the AI to be implemented ?

Every single one of your videos always motivate me a lot. I'm really into humanoid robots and I believe this affection will lead me to Boston Dynamics someday. Robots are so cute:)

I wish I could have worked at Boston Dynamics. I love Robots and R&D! Keep up the wonderful work!

That was a fantastic Q&A , thank you 😊!

Thank you so much for these types of videos. As someone who is studying to learn robotics these videos are very inspiring, encouraging and help me to persevere through the challenges of learning.

It's impressive! Thank you very much for your work!

Atlas is the most impressive robot to date for me. It will be a game changer when it can do more stuff on its own.

thanks for a glimpse of Boston Dynamics. you guys build amazing robots.

Such an inspiring video. Thanks!!

Boston Dynamics gone change the world.. they are the true idols , i wana a selfie with them .. you are my heroes !!!

Question: Will you try to make some product avaiable for most people? Love all the work you have ever done, I'm your huge fan. :)

Sounds to me like you are having a heck of a good time doing what you have always done....the Perfect job and life...way to go!

Question: How much in the software of Boston Dynamics robots is - Neural Net, is - open loop and - closed loop control?

How a mechanical engineer self-taught Robotics to themselves... Meaning is it by having master in mechatronics or by just Enroll in online courses about the topic and combine all that with projects? And Thank sooo much for the opportunity to ask and have answers from the world-class people in this art. Respect from Sudan, Africa

Next up, 1) tell us about the software architecture and its different components and technologies (ML algorithms etc). 2) For the team, what have been or are 10 of the major challenges and tradeoffs you have to make? What is easy and what is not easy? 3) Also, thinking of a squirrel, tell us about the process and difficulties in making robots as fast as squirrel, what are the challenges there? What is easy/solved, what is difficult, both on hardware and software?

Young and fresh. Great one.

Would love to go on a detailed factory/company tour someday (IRL or virtual).

"taking things apart and getting excited about it" Wow doing things i was told to never do as a child and making a career out of it. What a world.

Muchos años han pasado desde que los conocí he visto su evolución y sin duda seguirán teniendo un enorme éxito. Muchas felicidades por todo ese avance tanto con spot, cómo con ATLAS. Seguiré sus avances hasta gracias por compartirlos

Josh looks very realistic but why he not dancin?

My dream is to become a Roboticist too one day! Maybe even work at Boston Dynamics haha :)

They're making mechanical engineers? Wow that's cool.

Very well spoken young man!

amazing job!

Question: What are the top most important skills that we should have or gain to pursue a roboticist role?

Fantastic engineering 👏

Good work! Congratulations!

OMG as always Great presentat all ways love to you see you tubes thanks again

Nice job man!!

Excellent! After watching the 60 Minutes spot, I want to see Bill Washburn interviewed. That guy seems awesome!

I have to say this is one of the coolest jobs that i can imagine.

I like the new robot. Josh looks so real!

Your a Great American !!! Nice work.

You're a remarkable person, Josh. Also, easy on the eyes. 😀

Good on ya kid. Keeping an attitude like that will see you well.

A couple of questions: 1. Do you use a ROS version. (Robot Operating System) 2. Which battery types do you use? and what is the relationship between charging and operating time? 3. Have you ever thought about operating 2-3 robots in a network to ensure better situational awareness?

Robotics is not only science, computer science, mathematics and physics. Robotics is the oldest form of art we as human being developed. We learned how our skeleton and muscles works together. Boston dynamics always has a special place in my heart. Robotics is not our future. IT'S our past. The first baby steps of understanding ourselves.

Fascinating!

Fantastic job brother 👍👍

A realistic mouth and head movement. We need this for science.

Cool interview

I love when Boston Dynamic uploads. I can always count on feeling a deep and intolerable pit in my stomach for the rest of my day. 👍🏼

He looks so real!

Keep pushing the ceiling ! 😍

I wish my school had a robotics program when I was there, they do now but it's been nearly 20 years.

Josh is the best robot i ever seen, i almost tought hes a real humen

I like your new robot Josh, he is very talkative and interresting, i hope we can buy it soon

What is your contingency plan for when they become sentient or used for nefarious purposes?

AWESOME!!

Dream job right here

So awesome Big fan...

As a Josh, I fully approve this Josh.

Because of this I'm actually studying robotics and automation one day hopefully I can work there if I get blessed by the luck :D and skill ;)

Question: What software do you use for robot development?

I am currently studying Mechatronics, I love Robots, Hoping to

You guys are incredibly! 🙌 Next, program them for tag team wrestling / kick boxing. Imagine the ticket sales ? 🤖🤜🤖💥 👏👏😄😃

One of the best jobs in the world !!!!

Question: How much effort is being put into machine learning models at boston dynamics? Is it all based on algorithms or is there some self-learning going on as well? And are there any plans to transition towards a more ML centered approach?

To what extent do you base robot design upon human form? For example, the Atlas exoskeleton looks like a rib cage. Do you create a design of a component like that based on a target specification or use human anatomy as the primary influence?

Nice Add saying we want you! John, Australia.

So cool, dream job

You're awesome!

such a nice guy

Is machine learning/deep learning/computer vision more or less important than model predictive control/classical control for a robotics engineer?

Very goood boston dynamics

Hes living my dream

I love how the first 20 seconds is him talking about his terrible drone project in highschool

Will Josh and other products also be for sale? I love these new robots!

So Cool!!!

Whats the mill machine do you use? 4:50 Whats kind of operation do you use it for? I see it's not cnc machine, so I would like to know. Thank you!

Amazing 👏🏽

How do you feel knowing that you are building your replacement ?

Man me too going through that phase in dron 🥺🥺❤️

Question: Where do you see Boston Dynamics and its robotics lines in 5/10/20/50 years? I'm curious what you expect will be not just possible, but accomplished by then.

Thanks