Boston Dynamics replaces hydraulic Atlas with an all-electric humanoid

Boston Dynamics retired the hydraulic Atlas that had been a research icon for more than a decade and immediately unveiled a fully electric successor. The company said the new robot would be stronger and have a wider range of motion than a person in most joints, and that testing would begin with parent company Hyundai. While aimed at industrial work, the reveal intensified the race to build humanoids that operate in human spaces. It also marked a shift by the best-known name in legged robots towards commercial humanoids.

Source: TechCrunch