Boston Dynamics robot helps with construction in new video

New video from the robotics firm shows Atlas helping out at a construction site If you're a construction worker, Boston Dynamics' humanoid robot could soon be coming for your job. New footage from Boston Dynamics shows Atlas, its scary six-foot-tall bipedal humanoid robot, helping out with construction work What is Atlas? Atlas was already able to run and jump, but the footage shows it is also able to grip objects, making it an ideal companion for physical tasks Atlas performs a mid-air flip before a near perfect landing at the end of the new video - surpassing the physical abilities of the average human Atlas adds gripping to its list of capabilities Boston Dynamics has shown Atlas is capable of: - Gripping objects - Backflips and other mid-air acrobatics - Standing up after falling over - Running - Balancing on a narrow beam - Cleaning, including vacuuming and sweeping - Doing a karate kick - Throwing a paper aeroplane Atlas is not for sale, but rather it's a 'research platform designed to push the limits of whole-body mobility', the company claims. According to Boston Dynamics, Atlas is a 'high mobility, humanoid robot designed to negotiate outdoor, rough terrain'.