Introducing Handle

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Published 2017-02-27

Handle is a research robot that stands 6.5 ft tall, travels at 9 mph and jumps 4 feet vertically. It uses electric power to operate both electric and hydraulic actuators, with a range of about 15 miles on one battery charge. Handle uses many of the same dynamics, balance and mobile manipulation principles found in the quadruped and biped robots we build, but with only about 10 actuated joints, it is significantly less complex. Wheels are efficient on flat surfaces while legs can go almost anywhere: by combining wheels and legs Handle can have the best of both worlds.

All Comments (21)

@TheLilmuzzy 7 years ago

GIVE HIM A SKATEBOARD, HE IS READY
@trollzous 7 years ago

Tony Hawk has reached his final form
@goldfeesh3611 3 years ago

It is in constant pain, cursed to forever roll backwards.
@emr_ys 1 month ago

This is one of the best designs for a robot i have ever seen
@ashleyhalkett 7 years ago

Bruh the video just ended like every 80's show ever
@TheDragonCat99 7 years ago

This video ended like a 90's highschool movie
@dalegribble60 3 years ago

Police officer: "so, let me get this straight....you saw a piece of luggage...on wheels....with arms......doing what again?!"
@nancykornbluth4393 3 years ago

They're wonderful. I'm sending my electric toothbrush over for dance lessons.
@therandomperson02 7 years ago

Boston Dynamics can make cutting edge robots that are almost the stuff of science fiction but they have yet to master stereo sound.
@kcwidman 7 years ago

Imagine walking through the woods outside the facility and see that thing coming at you.
@acrid2695 3 years ago

This is definitively the scariest one
@marsbase3729 3 years ago

As a skateboarder, I really feel an appreciation for the power and precision of this bots movements. So much potential for future bots to be even faster and more agile than the best ballet dancer or Olympic gymnast.
@guyprieto1593 7 years ago

when you finally realize terminator movies were documentaries
@kennytee6882 7 years ago

Gotta love the sitcom ending freeze frame before the credits start rolling up
@Phaota 3 years ago

Truly a work of robotic art or precision. Can't wait to see the future versions where the gyroscopic mechanism has been shrunk down for a slimmer, more streamlined body.
@curse1592 3 years ago

"bro you wanna watch me ollie the 5 stair with my 500lb robot?"
@jupiter604 7 years ago

Longer videos please! I can look at this stuff for hours!
@remymoua9490 7 years ago

The 721 dislikes are from the resistance fighters that traveled back to stop skynet
@natalieg90 3 years ago

The great escape at the end of the video with the jump of happiness. Legend says it's still out there
@yenihayatisland 3 years ago

This "Handle" thing can be easily turned into a boss level monster in video games. The way it stands up and starts to spin causes nightmares.