Maybe the robot football idea isn't quite ready yet ?

 I mentioned trying football with robots:

https://wb9kzy.blogspot.com/2023/01/robot-nfl.html

But then I saw this article:

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/01/boston-dynamics-atlas-robot-grows-a-set-of-hands-attempts-construction-work/

The robot does a good job in the first video:

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e1_QhJ1EhQ

But in the behind the scenes video:

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPVC4IyRTG8

there are tips (3:34)

and falls (7:04)

but a football field is level without obstructions (other than other players) so that should make robot football a little easier.

But one important thing is that Atlas doesn't seem to have decent hands yet.  There's a short Dr. Zoidberg tribute (about 6:45)

but giant lobster claws aren't going to be preferred for football.  Those claws dent a 2 x 10 but you wouldn't want them to pop the old football.

One other thing, there is a lawsuit against Tesla car company:

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/01/musk-oversaw-staged-tesla-self-driving-video-emails-show/

Apparently the Tesla self driving video was staged (as was the Atlas video above) but the difference is that Tesla didn't do the behind the scenes, watch our fails version as Boston Dynamics did with Atlas - Tesla presented it as fact rather than aspiration.  Seems like a big mistake to me - Boston Dynamics is doing the demos right.

Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
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