Boston Dynamics’ new humanoid robot is all-electric

American engineering and robotics design company Boston Dynamics has introduced an electric version of its humanoid robot Atlas, which it says will be more agile and stronger. Now it’s time for our hydraulic Atlas robot to kick back and relax.” Introduced first in 2013, the hydraulics version of Atlas, also known as the HD Atlas, caught the attention of viewers worldwide for its ability to perform parkour, backflips, lifting heavy objects and even some dance moves. “For example, our last generation hydraulic Atlas could already lift and maneuver a wide variety of heavy, irregular objects; we are continuing to build on those existing capabilities and are exploring several new gripper variations to meet a diverse set of expected manipulation needs in customer environments.” According to the company, the latest iteration of the Atlas robot also builds on a long history of innovation and R&D pushing the limits of whole-body mobility and bimanual manipulation. “From PETMAN testing protective clothing to the recently retired HD Atlas performing parkour, we have spent over a decade moving the state of the art forward with humanoid robotics," the blog post explains.