# Celebrate a Community Member: Robin Deits (@rdeits) & Twan Koolen (@tkoolen)

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/celebrate-a-community-member-robin-deits-rdeits-twan-koolen-tkoolen/93636>\
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**Created:** [January 27, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/celebrate-a-community-member-robin-deits-rdeits-twan-koolen-tkoolen/93636 "2023-01-27T14:01:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![natemcintosh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/natemcintosh/32/9021_2.png) [@natemcintosh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/natemcintosh)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/celebrate-a-community-member-robin-deits-rdeits-twan-koolen-tkoolen/93636/1 "2023-01-27T14:01:21Z")

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In case you haven’t seen it, in the latest [Boston Dynamics Atlas video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPVC4IyRTG8&list=TLPQMjYwMTIwMjMQvoALxhAm7A&index=6), our very own @rdeits appears! Check out 1:28.

EDIT: I should have watched the whole video, because @tkoolen appears at 4:07!!!

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**Author:** ![Dan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/dan/32/42581_2.png) [@Dan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Dan)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/celebrate-a-community-member-robin-deits-rdeits-twan-koolen-tkoolen/93636/2 "2023-01-27T14:13:52Z")

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Wait! Is Julia used in Boston Dynamics? This is good stuff to promote the language, or at least to arrange a field-trip during MIT JuliaCon

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**Author:** ![DNF](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/dnf/32/10191_2.png) [@DNF](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/DNF)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/celebrate-a-community-member-robin-deits-rdeits-twan-koolen-tkoolen/93636/3 "2023-01-27T14:14:57Z")

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Close-up of a computer monitor shows Python code 😢

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**Author:** ![lmiq](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/lmiq/32/18314_2.png) [@lmiq](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lmiq)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/celebrate-a-community-member-robin-deits-rdeits-twan-koolen-tkoolen/93636/4 "2023-01-27T14:18:45Z")

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> [@Dan](#):
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> Wait! Is Julia used in Boston Dynamics? This is good stuff to promote the language, or at least to arrange a field-trip during MIT JuliaCon

[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/7/b/7bbb5c69aee5f76f3e3feee98d506a81263cbc0b.jpeg "JuliaCon 2017 | The Present and Future of Robotics in Julia | Robin Deits & Twan Koolen") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPYc77M90Qg)

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**Author:** ![rafael.guerra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/rafael.guerra/32/216610_2.png) [@rafael.guerra](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rafael.guerra)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/celebrate-a-community-member-robin-deits-rdeits-twan-koolen-tkoolen/93636/5 "2023-01-27T15:36:30Z")

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Incredible. The agility of that robot is both amazing and frightening.

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**Author:** ![rdeits](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/rdeits/32/286_2.png) [@rdeits](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rdeits)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/celebrate-a-community-member-robin-deits-rdeits-twan-koolen-tkoolen/93636/6 "2023-01-27T15:43:24Z")

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Oh hey thanks! Boston Dynamics is still primarily a C++ and Python company for robotics (😢), but it’s still a pretty great place to be nonetheless. Glad you enjoyed the video!