Boston Dynamics recently announced the retirement of its first-generation hydraulic Atlas robot and introduced a new, fully electric version designed for real-world applications. This transition marks a significant step in the evolution of humanoid robots. The latest humanoid robot from Boston Dynamics marks a departure from its hydraulic predecessors. This new model boasts enhanced precision […]
Boston Dynamics has unveiled the latest version of its humanoid robot,
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...
Boston Dynamics' new Atlas robot has earned admiration for its impressive engineering feat while also becoming the subject of mockery online.
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.
Boston Dynamics has announced today that it plans to sell the new version of its humanoid Atlas robot to manufacturers. The old version starred in viral videos, but it never sold.
The new machine stands up from lying down, using moves that are anything but human.
Just a day after announcing the retirement of Atlas the hydraulic humanoid robot, Boston Dynamics has revealed a new version of its bipedal robot – a fully electric version designed specifically for real-world applications. In a video showcasing the new design, which is still named Atlas but looks very different from the previous generation, a robot lies on the ground. After spinning its legs around 270 degrees, the robot rises to its feet, pivots its head and body around 180 degrees, and walks...
Boston Dynamics has launched the new Atlas robot as the firm focuses on fall recovery and integrating humanoid robots into operations for agility and minimal disruptions.
All-electric, 360-degree joints give the new Atlas plenty of inhuman movements.
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...
Boston Dynamic, the robotics company that has been a social media sensation, is retiring its hydraulic powered robot, but that’s not quite the end for the Atlas.