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#412 – Marc Raibert: Boston Dynamics and the Future of Robotics

2024/2/16
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Marc Raibert 从小就对机械制造感兴趣,在研究生阶段正式投身机器人领域。他认为机器人应该像动物一样具有弹跳性和预测能力,而非一味地谨慎小心。他带领团队创造了众多具有代表性的机器人,如 BigDog、Atlas、Spot 等,并不断突破机器人的运动能力极限。他强调硬件创新在机器人技术中的重要性,并认为动态控制方法能够使机器人的运动更加自然流畅。目前,他领导着波士顿动力人工智能研究所,致力于将机器人的运动智能和认知智能结合起来,创造更智能、更自主的机器人。他认为,让机器人通过观察人类的行为来学习和执行任务是未来机器人技术发展的重要方向。他还谈到了团队建设的重要性,以及在机器人研发过程中,勇敢、勤奋和乐趣的重要性。他认为,机器人技术的未来在于解决实际问题,并创造出具有商业价值的应用场景。 Lex Fridman 与 Marc Raibert 进行了深入的对话,探讨了机器人技术的发展历程、挑战和未来展望。他关注了机器人运动的自然性和优雅性,以及在人机交互中,机器人出现缺陷有时反而是一件好事。他与 Marc Raibert 探讨了机器人运动智能和认知智能的结合,以及机器学习在机器人技术中的作用。他还对 Marc Raibert 的团队建设理念、视频制作理念以及对未来机器人发展的展望进行了深入的探讨。

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Marc Raibert's journey into robotics began with a childhood fascination for building and tinkering, nurtured by his father's engineering background. This passion was ignited in graduate school when he encountered a disassembled robot arm, sparking a lifelong pursuit of creating lifelike machines.
  • Raibert's father was an accountant with a passion for aerospace engineering, which influenced Raibert's interest in building.
  • Raibert's interest in robotics solidified in 1974 after seeing a disassembled robot arm in a lab.
  • Raibert transitioned from studying neurophysiology to robotics after being inspired by the tangible nature of building and creating machines.

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Marc Raibert is founder and former long-time CEO of Boston Dynamics, and recently Executive Director of the newly-created Boston Dynamics AI Institute. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/marc-raibert-transcript

EPISODE LINKS: Boston Dynamics AI Institute: https://theaiinstitute.com/ Boston Dynamics YouTube: https://youtube.com/@bostondynamics Boston Dynamics X: https://x.com/BostonDynamics Boston Dynamics Instagram: https://instagram.com/bostondynamicsofficial Boston Dynamics Website: https://bostondynamics.com/

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OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (10:12) - Early robots (15:15) - Legged robots (33:55) - Boston Dynamics (37:13) - BigDog (45:20) - Hydraulic actuation (47:12) - Natural movement (52:59) - Leg Lab (59:51) - AI Institute (1:03:09) - Athletic intelligence (1:11:04) - Building a team (1:14:05) - Videos (1:21:53) - Engineering (1:25:21) - Dancing robots (1:30:08) - Hiring (1:34:00) - Optimus robot (1:42:30) - Future of robotics (1:47:24) - Advice for young people