Boston Dynamics upgraded the Atlas robot
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For several decades, Boston Dynamics has pioneered the development of advanced robots, including humanoids and four-legged systems tested by the military as a way to carry supplies over rough terrain. The company was sold to Google in 2013 and bought by SoftBank in 2017. In 2021, Hyundai acquired a controlling stake.
Hyundai said it plans on mass-producing Atlas as “production-ready humanoid robots” that will be put to work at the automaker’s car plants, starting with the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant in Savannah, Georgia. The company estimates it will produce 30,000 robots annually starting in 2028.
Atlas is done shrugging—now he’s doing the Macarena. He can also skip, run, do cartwheels, and twist in ways no human being could even dream of doing. We’re not talking about the titan from Greek mythology who was condemned to hold up the sky for eternity.