On Tuesday, Boston Dynamics retired its famous humanoid robot HD Atlas, after 11 years of running, flipping, dancing and parkour. On Wednesday, the company introduced its successor. The new, all-electric Atlas is stronger than HD Atlas, with a wider range of motion.
The new Atlas definitely does one thing that HD Atlas couldn’t — stand up completely from a prone position. However, the way the robot gets up from the ground has some folks creeped out.
