Google reveals 6ft-tall running robot called Atlas

Roland Moore-Colyer
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Boston Dynamics unit tests robot that mimics the movements of animals and humans

Google-owned Boston Dynamics has shown off a 6ft-tall robot called Atlas being tested in the wild. Boston Dynamics founder Marc Raibert released footage (below) at a conference in Massachusetts ...

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