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Boston Dynamics' new electric Atlas robot is swiveling nightmare fuel


Zeus feels a more beffitting name for an all-electric Atlas, surely?

The video starts with Atlas lying in a cadaver-like fashion on the floor before it swiftly folds its legs backward over its body and rises to a standing position in a manner befitting some kind of Cronenberg body-horror flick. Its curved, illuminated head does add some Pixar lamp-like charm, but the way Atlas then spins at the waist and marches toward the camera really feels rather jarring. The company also said it’s continuing to build on capabilities already achieved with the last generation hydraulic Atlas model, such as lifting and maneuvering objects, alongside exploring “several new gripper variations” to ready the robot for a range of different industry environments.

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