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Boston Dynamics’ Atlas humanoid hot dogs for the camera

Automation skeptics ask: why humanoids? We’ve discussed many of the benefits and drawbacks of the robotics form factor, but Boston Dynamics’ latest

A day after showcasing the robot’s impressive autonomous bin picking, the Hyundai-owned firm is back Thursday with the kind of cheeky video that has skyrocketed it to viral fame, time and again. Boston Dynamics has had plenty of fun dressing up its first commercial robot, Spot, over the years. Unlike that quadruped, however, finding the right costume for Atlas is as simple as locating a Spirit store in the nearest closed down CVS.

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