That's exactly what surprises me about BD. It's not like they made one complicated robot. They have an entire lineup of them! These robots are so highly advanced they make conventional robots look like they came from the stone age. However that complexity probably comes at a hefty price tag which makes it lose against simpler robotics.
> We began as a spin-off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where we developed the first robots that ran and maneuvered like animals. Now we are taking the next step, combining the principles of dynamic control and balance with sophisticated mechanical designs, cutting-edge electronics, and software for perception, navigation, and intelligence.
They seem pretty clearly to be a R&D company around dynamic control and balance, so it makes sense that they would have rather complicate robots.
I love making things. I dabble at designing them. I hate companies that are all about the numbers with a fury (people are not numbers).
But once in a while I see a company run by engineers, and I just shake my head and back away. BD seems like a "tech utopia", with all the bad connotations that can have.
