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shared by the company shows the next-generation Atlas — built on an entirely new platform — waking from its slumber, slowly standing up by flipping its legs over and onto itself in an unnervingly inhuman fashion. Its face is the glowing end of a rough cylinder, seemingly designed for us humans to stare into its blacked-out abyss.
It builds on its predecessor — formally dubbed HD Atlas — thanks to "new gripper variations to meet a diverse set of expected manipulation needs in customer environments.", drawing on extensive experience when it comes to biologically inspired bots. Its Spot robot dog has already been turned into a successful commercial product, making appearances at
It's still unclear what Boston Dynamics is going after with its unnerving new Atlas robot. According to the press release, the company is aiming to "deliver a robot uniquely capable of tackling dull, dirty, and dangerous tasks in real applications."
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