The humanoid Atlas robot performs some strange contortions to get up from a lying position. An engineer explains why.

Boston Dynamics introduced Spot in 2020, a robot dog that can carry heavy things, detect gas leaks, and perform tasks in various areas such as construction, healthcare, mining, entertainment, and ...

Boston Dynamics has released a new explanation of one of Atlas’s most striking behaviors. It’s an eerie, contortion-like way ...

Why would one of the most sophisticated humanoid robots in the world want to get up from the floor in a way no human ever would? The answer lies deep in the interaction between sensor limitations, ...

Boston Dynamics, the 32-year-old company famed for its amusing or creepy (depending on your interpretation) advanced robots including Atlas (humanoid) and Spot (a dog-like quadruped) featured in viral ...

Named "Spot," the quadruped robot from developers Boston Dynamics has been on the cutting edge of canine-like robots for several years now. Its newest trick is a triple backflip. While there isn't a ...

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Robotics specialist Boston Dynamics has posted a holiday message wishing everyone a “season full of light and laughter as we flip over into the new year!” The flip reference becomes apparent when you ...

Boston Dynamics' agile mobile robot Spot equipped with EOD during testing conducted by MCL and the UK MoD. (Crown copyright ) Marlborough Communications Ltd (MCL) is conducting trials with Boston ...