Boston Dynamics' Marc Raibert on Next-Gen ATLAS: "A Huge Amount of Work"

Boston Dynamics unveiled yesterday a massively upgraded version of its ATLAS humanoid that is smaller, lighter, and more agile. In a video, the new robot is seen walking untethered in snow-covered woods, lifting and placing boxes on shelves, and even face-planting and immediately getting up unscathed after being pushed by an engineer. As one observer commented, "We expected [ATLAS] to turn around and blast that guy with a laser beam." What is perhaps most impressive about the "next generation" ATLAS is that it is just a huge technological leap forward compared to its predecessor, which was already a pretty incredible robot. The new ATLAS can do things we've never seen other robots doing before, making it one of the most advanced humanoids in existence.