Robert Playter: Boston Dynamics CEO on Humanoid and Legged Robotics | Lex Fridman Podcast #374

Lex Fridman · Beginner ·🧠 Large Language Models ·2y ago
Robert Playter is CEO of Boston Dynamics, a legendary robotics company that over 30 years has created some of the most elegant, dextrous, and simply amazing robots ever built, including the humanoid robot Atlas and the robot dog Spot. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour - Linode: https://linode.com/lex to get $100 free credit - LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack EPISODE LINKS: Boston Dynamics YouTube: https://youtube.com/@bostondynamics Boston Dynamics Twitter: https://twitter.com/BostonDynamics Boston Dynamics Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bostondynamicsofficial Boston Dynamics Website: https://bostondynamics.com PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:57 - Early days of Boston Dynamics 11:18 - Simplifying robots 15:16 - Art and science of robotics 19:59 - Atlas humanoid robot 36:53 - DARPA Robotics Challenge 51:13 - BigDog robot 1:05:02 - Spot robot 1:26:27 - Stretch robot 1:29:15 - Handle robot 1:34:49 - Robots in our homes 1:43:36 - Tesla Optimus robot 1:52:18 - ChatGPT 1:55:22 - Boston Dynamics AI Institute 1:56:53 - Fear of robots 2:07:16 - Running a company 2:12:52 - Consciousness 2:20:26 - Advice for young people 2:22:21 - Future of robots SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
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Chapters (19)

Introduction
2:57 Early days of Boston Dynamics
11:18 Simplifying robots
15:16 Art and science of robotics
19:59 Atlas humanoid robot
36:53 DARPA Robotics Challenge
51:13 BigDog robot
1:05:02 Spot robot
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