Boston Dynamics' new robot looks like the Pixar lamp and moves like a dancer
by Fast Company
Fast Company— Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot is now electric. The same week the company retired its hydraulic Atlas model, it unveiled a first look at the newest version of the humanoid. While this robot looks more human-like than its predecessor, it can move in ways no human can. A promotional video shows the new Atlas standing up by spinning its legs around its back and turning its head 180 degrees before walking off screen. Ouch. “Atlas may resemble a human form factor, but we are equipping the robot...
Ars Technica—Boston Dynamics’ new humanoid moves like no robot you’ve ever seen. All-electric, 360-degree joints give the new Atlas plenty of inhuman movements.
The Verge—Make robots like Boston Dynamics’ new Atlas hairy. On Wednesday, Boston Dynamics announced the new version of its Atlas robot with a characteristically unsettling video. In it, a humanoid android lifts itself up from the floor by bending its legs backward and then swivels its fathomless void of a head a full 180 degrees like it’s Linda Blair in The Exorcist. The footage is obviously creepy. [Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29ECwExc-_M] In a press release, the company said that it decided to make the new, fully electric Atlas robot move...
Tech Times—Boston Dynamics Atlas Timeline: Look Back on the Retired Robot and Its New Replacement. After retiring the old model, Boston Dynamics makes Atlas a modern, more mobile bot. Yesterday, news about Boston Dynamics' Atlas flooded the world as the company retired it, with the old robot bidding its final wave to the audience.