- Boston Dynamics is back with updates to Atlas, its humanoid robot. Now, Atlas can do a backflip.
- Google sold Boston Dynamics to Softbank earlier this year.
- Boston Dynamics’ robots are both cool and creepy.
Boston Dynamics may have switched owners from Google to Softbank a few months ago, but development of its creepy-but-cool robots continues apace.
For instance, here’s a new video of Boston Dynamics’ human-like Atlas, which can now do a backflip. But don’t worry, that’s definitely not something we mere humans should be scared about.
Check it out:
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It’s so close to lifelike — and yet not.
It seems like Boston Dynamics is ready to show a little bit more about what it’s been working on. Earlier this week, the company demonstrated the newest version of its SpotMini robot dog in a video that shot to the top of the YouTube charts.
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And because we’re getting closer to the holiday season, here’s Boston Dynamics’ 2015 Christmas card, in which older versions of SpotMini take “Santa” on a ride.
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Everything is fine.
NOW WATCH: An up-close and personal look at the SpotMini robot and its creator
