Atlas goes off road (and this time, doesn't fall over): Watch Boston Dynamic's humanoid robot learn to trot across the trickiest of terrain

Google's humanoid robot goes off road (and this time, doesn't fall over): Watch Boston Dynamic's Atlas learn to trot across the trickiest of terrain Google's Boston Dynamics Atlas has been upgraded with an algorithm that makes the humanoid better balance itself while traversing small stepping stones and rocks. A new way to retrieve'lost' memories: Scientists use... A new way to retrieve'lost' memories: Scientists use... The short clip shows the humanoid standing on a stack of cinder blocks that are placed near a pit filled with rocks and other blocks. The team also explains that the incorporation of angular momentum, as Atlas heaves up its torso when moving its leg at an angle, allows the robot to exhibit'human like balancing motions' In 2015, Atlas competed in what is called the'Robot-Olympics', where the world's most advanced robots compete in a series of challenging events.