Science & Technology

Humanoid robot is now able to do backflips

By T.K. Randall
November 18, 2017

Image: Atlas Robot by Boston Dynamics
Credit: (PD) DARPA Back in July, the firm's flagship humanoid robot managed to make a bit of a fool of itself after it spectacularly fell off the stage during a live demonstration.

Since then though its creators have implemented some impressive upgrades, as evidenced by a new video that shows Atlas jumping on to obstacles, spinning in the air and even performing backflips.

The remarkable footage, which is currently #1 on YouTube's trending list, suggests that Atlas is still very much in active development.

Exactly what the final version of the robot will be like however is anybody's guess.


Source: Science Alert

Tags: Boston Dynamics, Robot