Boston Dynamics is focusing on manipulation, autonomy, and generalization to prepare Atlas for factory environments.

Not everybody agrees that replicating the four-limbed, bipedal shape of a human should be replicated in robot form. For one, walking with two feet is inherently less stable than four, nevermind a set ...

Boston Dynamics has been working on the Atlas robot since 2013, and it's come a long way since. The key? Humanoid robots shouldn't copy human anatomy exactly, said Boston Dynamics' CEO Robert Playter ...

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In 2021, 60 Minutes visited the offices of robotics company Boston Dynamics and met an early model of its humanoid robot, Atlas. It could run, jump and maintain its balance when pushed. But it was ...

What if the line between human and machine is starting to blur? Boston Dynamics’ latest unveiling at CES 2026, the new Atlas, is more than just a technological marvel, it’s a bold step toward a future ...

Thanks to the many ongoing projects in this field, we're used by now to seeing humanoid robots performing all sorts of impressive, almost human-like tasks and movements. But it's not until you see one ...

"Our new Atlas is the most production friendly robot we’ve ever designed," says Zack Jackowski, GM of Atlas at Boston Dynamics. "This generation of Atlas significantly reduces the amount of unique ...

Boston Dynamics unveiled its latest Atlas humanoid robot this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and its entire production run for 2026 is already sold and accounted for. And its ...

Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics publicly demonstrated its humanoid robot Atlas for the first time Monday at the CES tech showcase, ratcheting up a competition with Tesla and other rivals to build robots ...