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The Morning After: Boston Dynamics' bi-ped Atlas robot is going into retirement

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Almost 11 years after Boston Dynamics revealed the Atlas humanoid robot, it's finally being retired. The DARPA-funded robot was designed for search-and-rescue missions, but it rose to fame thanks to videos showing off its dance moves and--let's be honest--rudimentary parkour skills. Atlas is trotting off into the sunset with one final YouTube video, thankfully including plenty of bloopers -- which are the best parts. Boston Dynamics, of course, has more commercially successful robots in its lineup, including Spot. Meta's Oversight Board will rule on AI-generated sexual images Motorola's Edge 50 phone series includes a wood option You can get these reports delivered daily direct to your inbox.