Boston Dynamics' humanoid robot Atlas has ventured out into the wild.
We're used to the Google-owned tech company impressing us with its robotics, but this is the first time we've seen one of its bipedal robots walking outside.
This video shows Atlas' progress from stumbling around the lab to walking completely unassisted (apart from a power cable) in the great outdoors.
The robot is able to balance in the same kind of way that "humans and animals do, where you move quickly in order to keep yourself stabilized," according to Marc Raibert, Boston Dynamics' founder.
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We're used to the Google-owned tech company impressing us with its robotics, but this is the first time we've seen one of its bipedal robots walking outside.
This video shows Atlas' progress from stumbling around the lab to walking completely unassisted (apart from a power cable) in the great outdoors.
The robot is able to balance in the same kind of way that "humans and animals do, where you move quickly in order to keep yourself stabilized," according to Marc Raibert, Boston Dynamics' founder.
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