{"id":23206,"date":"2026-10-01T20:11:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T20:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=23206"},"modified":"2026-10-01T20:11:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T20:11:58","slug":"boston-dynamics-builds-atlas-hands-that-can-hold-a-drill-and-a-mini-fridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=23206","title":{"rendered":"Boston Dynamics Builds Atlas Hands That Can Hold a Drill and a Mini Fridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01095004\/boston-dynamics-new-hands-atlas-humanoid-robot.jpg\" alt=\"Boston Dynamics New Hands Atlas Humanoid Robot\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\"\/><br \/>Boston Dynamics spent this morning showing Atlas a new pair of hands, and the first thing that stands out is a missing digit. There is no pinky. Four fingers sit on a palm a little larger than an average human hand, and the assembly is a little stronger than the gripper it replaces. Engineers reached that count with a blunt test: they taped a pinky to a ring finger and spent a day trying to work. The missing finger never blocked the jobs they cared about. Chief technology officer Zack Jackowski put the lesson in plain shop language. The best part is no part.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-260021\"\/><br \/><iframe title=\"New Hands for Atlas | Boston Dynamics\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4whgw2gLBS8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe title=\"New Hands for Atlas | Boston Dynamics\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4whgw2gLBS8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\nOlder Atlas grippers, called GR2, had only seven degrees of freedom and were primarily meant to close around an object. The transition to newer models, such as the GR3, takes a significant leap to 13. Add in a thumb with four joints that can meet any other finger, as well as three joints on each of the other fingers that allow them to spread out and aim with precision. Every joint is powered by the same type of motor, which is snugly tucked inside the finger, eliminating the possibility of frayed external wires as the hand moved. This allows the hand to read the force of touch directly through the motors. The thick touch sensors on the fingertips and palm can detect even the smallest of touches that the motors may not be sensitive to.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01095540\/boston-dynamics-new-hands-atlas-humanoid-robot-1.jpg\" alt=\"Boston Dynamics New Hands Atlas Humanoid Robot\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><br \/>\nClips from the latest video demonstrate how beneficial all of those extra joints are. A thumb can slide along another finger\u2019s length or width when gripping a small object. Gripping with the thumb and any of the digits is also an option, and a 3-point grasp can be used to hold a tool steady while yet allowing you to move it about. Atlas has already demonstrated excellent performance by pressing triggers on drills, torque drivers, grinders, nail guns, and welding torches. If a grasp begins to slip, the fingers can recover without dropping the object being held. Atlas has a payload rating of over 100 pounds, and we\u2019ve seen Boston Dynamics use the robot to walk with a loaded small fridge on its back, so these hands better be up to the task.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01095546\/boston-dynamics-new-hands-atlas-humanoid-robot-2.jpg\" alt=\"Boston Dynamics New Hands Atlas Humanoid Robot\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><br \/>Alberto Rodriguez, who leads Boston\u2019s robot behavior team, insists that hand design is all about giving up one thing to acquire another. Of course, this implies that strength, durability, affordability, repairability, and sensing are all competing for the same limited amount of space. Many other businesses are attempting to produce something that closely resembles a human hand, including tendons flowing through soft fingers. Those hands can look quite convincing in a movie, but they\u2019re also fragile, prone to straining or cracking, and expensive to construct in large quantities. Atlas is willing to give up the cosmetic appearance in order to achieve something that functions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01095549\/boston-dynamics-new-hands-atlas-humanoid-robot-3.jpg\" alt=\"Boston Dynamics New Hands Atlas Humanoid Robot\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><br \/>Rodriguez claims that the hand design is not horrible, but it does mean that the fingers can travel farther than a human hand would ever allow. Even so, he believes that by practicing in simulation, we can discover new ways to use those extra motions, and that because the hand is near enough in size to a human hand, we can still learn a lot from watching a human perform a task, even if it\u2019s just the general outline of what has to happen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01095553\/boston-dynamics-new-hands-atlas-humanoid-robot-4.jpg\" alt=\"Boston Dynamics New Hands Atlas Humanoid Robot\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><br \/>The other part of the issue is getting the simulation correct. The motors are simple enough that we can replicate them fairly realistically, and training sessions can alter a variety of factors like as torque, friction, item form, and how something would drop on your palm. That way, when we come to the actual thing, we can be confident that the hand will continue to perform as planned. On the other hand, the motors\u2019 quick readings provide the majority of the feedback we require, with the pads detecting even the tiniest touches. Swapping out a failing motor is as straightforward as swapping out an entire unit, so we can keep the hand going even if one of its components fails.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Boston Dynamics Builds Atlas Hands That Can Hold a Drill and a Mini Fridge<br \/>\n<br \/>#Boston #Dynamics #Builds #Atlas #Hands #Hold #Drill #Mini #Fridge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston Dynamics spent this morning showing Atlas a new pair of hands, and the first&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[7855,6370,3522,14352,6371,6141,3840,1529,1557],"class_list":["post-23206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech","tag-atlas","tag-boston","tag-builds","tag-drill","tag-dynamics","tag-fridge","tag-hands","tag-hold","tag-mini"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/boston-dynamics-new-hands-atlas-humanoid-robot.jpg",1280,853,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/boston-dynamics-new-hands-atlas-humanoid-robot-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/boston-dynamics-new-hands-atlas-humanoid-robot-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/boston-dynamics-new-hands-atlas-humanoid-robot-768x512.jpg",640,427,true],"large":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/boston-dynamics-new-hands-atlas-humanoid-robot-1024x682.jpg",640,426,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/boston-dynamics-new-hands-atlas-humanoid-robot.jpg",1280,853,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/boston-dynamics-new-hands-atlas-humanoid-robot.jpg",1280,853,false],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/boston-dynamics-new-hands-atlas-humanoid-robot-1024x682.jpg",1024,682,true],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/boston-dynamics-new-hands-atlas-humanoid-robot-540x340.jpg",540,340,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?author=1"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/news678.top\/?cat=8\" rel=\"category\">Tech<\/a>","tag_info":"Tech","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/23207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}