Boston Dynamics' earliest flipping experiments were performed with a planar robot (moving on a 2D surface restricted to a spherical boom) where the landing calculation was relatively simple: determining jump height to provide rotation time and ensuring feet land in correct positions with momentum dissipation.

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Marc Raibert

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the first time we ever made a robot do a somersault it was in a planer robot you know it had a boom uh so it could only it was restricted to the surface of a sphere

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Hydraulic vs electric actuation in robotics | Marc Raibert and Lex FridmanLex Clips
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:15:11 AM

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