Boston Dynamics Atlas
Agile bipedal humanoid mobility.
Explore this event on the interactive timeline →Originally developed for DARPA, Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot represented a massive leap in dynamic humanoid agility, balancing, and full-body control.
Verified Facts
- Historically, getting a bipedal robot to simply walk across a flat floor without falling over was an impossibly hard control problem. Atlas solved it by using high-performance hydraulics and real-time dynamic balancing.
- Over the following decade, Boston Dynamics continuously upgraded Atlas, releasing viral videos of the robot flawlessly performing complex parkour, dancing, and doing standing backflips.
- In 2024, the hydraulic Atlas was retired to make way for a fully electric, commercially deployable version designed for real-world manufacturing.