Boston Dynamics Atlas robot: a full history
After 11 years, Boston Dynamics has said goodbye to its humanoid robot Atlas - but only the hydraulic version. In a video posted on YouTube, the robotics company says it's time for Atlas to kick back and relax" in retirement, letting the new all-electric Atlas take the reins.
Boston Dynamics revealed Atlas in 2013 as part of a contest for the Department of Defense. In its very first iteration, Atlas stood six feet, two inches tall and weighed 330 pounds. As Boston Dynamics continued to tweak Atlas' design over the years, we've seen the robot hop, jump, and twirl across a mat and toss around tool bags.
The new Atlas comes with a big design change. Not only is it all-electric but it's also outfitted with a ring light on its rounded head, along with rotating body parts that allow for improved agility and dexterity. Hopefully, this new bot will have similarly impressive dance moves to its predecessor.
Here's a recap of Atlas' entire history at Boston Dynamics.
- Boston Dynamics' all-electric Atlas robot shows off its bad breakdancing moves.
- Boston Dynamics' humanoid robot is hard to trick on Halloween.
- Boston Dynamics' new video shows that its humanoid robot doesn't need a human
- The bots are coming for our gyms.
- Make robots hairy
- Boston Dynamics' new Atlas robot is a swiveling, shape-shifting nightmare
- Boston Dynamic's Atlas robot has picked up some new tricks.
- Boston Dynamics' bipedal robot Atlas is now tossing tool bags around a (fake) construction site
- Boston Dynamics shows how bipedal Atlas robot flips, vaults, and falls over in latest videos
- Boston Dynamics robots take over the dance floor in latest video
- Boston Dynamics' Atlas can now do an impressive gymnastics routine
- Boston Dynamics' robots are preparing to leave the lab - is the world ready?
- Boston Dynamics will definitely win the first Robot Ninja Warrior
- Boston Dynamics' robots are learning how to run outside and navigate autonomously
- One small backflip for a robot is one giant leaping backflip for humankind
- No big deal, Boston Dynamics' Atlas can perform backflips now
- Watch this robot struggle to walk over uneven ground like a real person
- Boston Dynamics' latest robot is here to make humanity irrelevant
- The super advanced Atlas robot can't vacuum better than a Roomba
- Boston Dynamics' redesigned Atlas robot is 75 percent more futuristic
- Watch Google's robot perform that scene from The Karate Kid'
- DARPA unveils 6-foot-tall humanoid robot Atlas for researchers to program and pilot