I Was There When: Robots Learned to Run
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I Was There When is an oral history project that’s part of the In Machines We Trust podcast. It features stories of how breakthroughs and watershed moments in artificial intelligence and computing happened, as told by the people who witnessed them.
In this episode we meet Marc Raibert, the founder and chairman of Boston Dynamics.
CREDITS: This project was produced by Jennifer Strong, Anthony Green and Emma Cillekens. It was edited by Mat Honan and mixed by Garret Lang, with original music by Jacob Gorski. Artwork by Eric Mongeon.
VIDEOS:
Spot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7atZfX85nd4&t=17s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VUQHrWhoqg
Atlas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e1_QhJ1EhQ&t=5s
Big Dog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqMVg5ixhd0
One Legged Robot (Hopping robot)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd5iEke6UlE&t=16s
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