Boston Dynamics demo sparks debate on robotics research
KyleMorgenstein · x · 2026-08-25
A heated discussion has emerged regarding Boston Dynamics' latest robot demo. One side argues that the tasks shown rely on known academic recipes and simple policy switching. The other contends the dynamic capabilities far exceed any published research, questioning the relevance of ongoing sim-to-real locomotion work and fearing that such industry demos are killing academic robotics labs.
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