The robot was able to "taste" the meal, with the dishes then put through a blender several times to mimic chewing and allow the robot to continue taste-testing it at different stages of the process.

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While slow-working and rudimentary, the team considers its taste-testing machine a proof-of-concept for new kinds of soft robots inspired by biology.

Boston Dynamics has identified parkour as a perfect test activity for Atlas as the company works to make high-powered humanoid robots more dexterous.

More than a decade after its introduction, the hydraulic Atlas has been retired, and the fully electric Atlas is set to begin its journey in the real world with automaker Hyundai.

When we saw Atlas slaying a parkour course in 2021, it had stubby appendages for hands. Today's Atlas, star of a Boston Dynamics video released Wednesday, has grippers and a sense of show-robot-ship.

Boston Dynamics' new ATLAS robot can squat, pick up boxes, and get up after falling down, all thanks to an updated system of sensors and circuitry.

Boston Dynamics is retiring the original Atlas at the age of 11. TechCrunch’s Brian Heater discusses the pioneering bot’s legacy and what the company has in mind for its offspring.

More than a decade after its introduction, the hydraulic Atlas has been retired, and the fully electric Atlas is set to begin its journey in the real world with automaker Hyundai.

More than a decade after its introduction, the hydraulic Atlas has been retired, and the fully electric Atlas is set to begin its journey in the real world with automaker Hyundai.

Boston Dynamics previously released its Spot and Stretch robots commercially. The company said its Atlas rollout will be similar to that of Stretch, with a “small group of innovative customers” ...