Forget making coffee — Boston Dynamics puts Atlas to work lifting heavy automotive struts in latest flex
Boston Dynamics' flagship Atlas humanoid robot picks up and places heavy automotive struts with ease in new footage. In this latest demonstration of Atlas' capabilities, the robot uses only its on-board sensors to detect the objects before using its grippers to pick up the struts from storage and insert them into a nearby flow cart. The footage also gives us a glimpse of the action from Atlas' perspective. Atlas — which Boston Dynamics describes as the "world's most dynamic humanoid robot" — made its public debut in July 2013 and has been iterated upon over the years. The footage of Atlas handling automotive struts is the latest in a series of demonstrations, with previous footage showing Atlas running a.nd performing parkour . Related: Robot hand exceptionally 'human-like' thanks to new 3D printing technique Last year, the company released the first footage of Atlas using grippers to handle objects and deliver them to a human companion. Atla...