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TechCrunch Minute: New Atlas robot stuns experts in first reveal from Boston Dynamics


Yesterday, Boston Dynamics retired its well-known Atlas robot. Then today, it unveiled its impressive new Atlas robot. Watch it in action.

Size and ability to contort and maneuver are not cosmetic elements to a humanoid robot — they can unlock new use cases and possible work environments. Which has me incredibly excited — more people working on the problem means quicker progress, and hopefully faster completion of a general purpose humanoid robot that can learn. While it will take time for LLMs’ ability to ingest language, write code, and the like to connect to robots under development today, you can spot the future if you squint far enough into the distance.

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