Boston Dynamics' Atlas Robot Can Now Run

Might be time to pick-up running as a hobby.

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While we have all grown to enjoy the abusive testing videos, Boston Dynamics‘ latest YouTube uploads display some impressive and terrifying new capabilities of the robots. In the video above, we see the bipedal Atlas robot running through natural terrain at a light-jogging pace. They also uploaded the video below, which shows the autonomous navigational skills and spatial awareness of their robots as displayed by the SpotMini. It’s all a scene straight out of Black Mirror, so check out the videos and let us know your thoughts below in the comments.

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