I Was There When: Robots Learned to Run

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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Host Jennifer Strong thoughtfully examines the far-reaching impact of artificial intelligence on our daily lives. Produced by MIT Technology Review, the podcast explores the rise of AI through the voices of people reckoning with the power of the technology, and by taking listeners up close with the inventors and founders whose ambitions are fueling the development of new forms of AI.