TL;DR
- All New Atlas is Boston Dynamics’ first fully-electric humanoid - a clean break from the hydraulic Atlas it replaced
- Designed for real-world work environments rather than stage demos, with a body more human-like than anything Boston Dynamics has shipped before
- Still a research platform - commercial and consumer availability is some way off, but the underlying control and balance work is impressive
- Builds on decades of agility and mobility research and signals where the humanoid form factor is heading next
- Part of a broader 2024-2026 wave of humanoid programmes from Boston Dynamics, Tesla, 1X, and others
Boston Dynamics has revealed its most astonishing humanoid robot so far.
The All New Atlas is Boston Dynamic’s first all-electric humanoid robot, designed for real-world applications, it has a far more human-like body. However it’s still a long way from commercial or consumer availability.
The next generation of the Atlas program builds on decades of research and furthers their commitment to delivering the most capable, useful mobile robots. An advanced control system and state-of-the-art hardware give the robot the power and balance to demonstrate advanced athletics and agility.
They use Atlas to explore the potential of the humanoid form factor, leveraging the robot’s whole body to move with grace, speed, and dexterity. Atlas demonstrates their efforts to develop the next generation of robots with the mobility, perception, and intelligence needed to be commonplace in our lives.