From Walking to Working: Spot Stacks Tires

Spot robot performs dynamic whole-body manipulation using a combination of reinforcement learning and sampling-based control. Behavior shown in the video is fully autonomous, including the dynamic selection of contacts on the arm, legs and body, and coordination between the manipulation and locomotion processes. The tire weighs 15 kg (33 lbs), making its mass and inertial energy significant compared to the weight of the robot. An external motion capture system was used to simplify perception and an external computer linked by WiFi performed the intensive computational operations.