At the time, Google promised that Boston Dynamics would stop taking military contracts, as it often did. But here’s the open secret about Atlas: She can enlist in the US military anytime she wants.

DARPA's â Atlas,â a military robot that the agency hopes to one day be able to perform tasks as soldiers or first responders.

Amid a wave of controversy, the Army is now attempting to convince the public that its ATLAS program won't lead to the creation of autonomous killer robots.

Of particular interest is Boston Dynamics’ bipedal Atlas, which is an ideal military robot. It is agile, can run at speeds of 2.5 meters per second, and can navigate most obstacles.

The US Army is working on a soldier-robot interface that uses spoke dialogue to control joint tasks in real-time. The Joint Understanding and Dialogue Interface (JUDI) is designed to reduce ...

While Tesla will constantly promote ever more advanced versions of Optimus, the humanoid robot it's working on—at least ...