Google's new Atlas robot stands up on its own up after getting knocked down

Google's Boston Dynamics has revealed the latest version of its humanoid robot - and it can now get up easily on its own if it falls. Meet the family: The new robot next to the original version, and three versions of Spot, the firm's 'dog robot' The robot is also shown moving heavy boxes around in a confined space, and walking on snowy ground without falling 'We have to cut a hole in a wall to get access to something behind it. Team Valor's semi-autonomous ESCHER robot lays on the ground after falling backwards during its first run during the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Robotics Challenge at the Fairplex June 5, 2015 in Pomona, California Several teams used DARPA's Atlas robot as a start for their own designs. The competitors range from humanoid robots such as MIT's Hercules, Team HRP2-Tokyo's sci-fi effort and Technische Universitätto Jonny 5 to Carnegie Mellon's robo chimp and the four wheeled Nimbro from Germany. 'Humans provide high-level control, while the robot provides low-level reflexes and self-protective behaviors,' said Tony Stentz, NREC director and Tartan Rescue Team leader.