Boston Dynamics and Toyota Partner to Advance Humanoid Robotics

The collaboration focuses on integrating AI learning techniques with Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot to develop general-purpose humanoid capabilities.

Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Institute (TRI) are collaborating to enhance the capabilities of humanoid robots using TRI's Large Behavior Models (LBMs).
The partnership aims to leverage Boston Dynamics' advanced Atlas robot platform and TRI's AI-based learning techniques to tackle complex manipulation challenges.
TRI's LBMs are designed to enable robots to learn and perform tasks autonomously, similar to how large language models process human language.
The joint effort will focus on fundamental robotics research, exploring whole-body sensing, human-robot interaction, and safety considerations.
While the collaboration is primarily research-focused, Boston Dynamics sees potential long-term commercial applications for the advancements made through this partnership.