technologyMar 22, 202316:15pending

In Machines We Trust: I Was There When... Robots Learned to Run

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I Was There When is an oral history project that’s part of the In Machines We Trust podcast. It features stories of how breakthroughs and watershed moments in artificial intelligence and computing happened, as told by the people who witnessed them. In this episode we meet Marc Raibert, the founder and chairman of Boston Dynamics. CREDITS: This project was produced by Jennifer Strong, Anthony Green and Emma Cillekens. It was edited by Mat Honan and mixed by Garret Lang, with original music by Jacob Gorski. Artwork by Eric Mongeon. VIDEOS: Spot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7atZfX85nd4&t=17s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VUQHrWhoqg Atlas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e1_QhJ1EhQ&t=5s Big Dog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqMVg5ixhd0 One Legged Robot (Hopping robot) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd5iEke6UlE&t=16s

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