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Farewell to Boston Dynamics' Atlas Robot: Hilarious Bloopers and Triumphs Reel


Videos featuring Atlas doing everything from dancing to leaping to karate became viral hits on YouTube. Boston Dynamics/CNET

Boston Dynamics turned heads when it launched the Atlas way back in 2013. The humanoid robot could run, jump and dance, and the meme-worthy videos it produced have gobbled up tens of millions of views on YouTube over the past 11 years. Now, the Hyundai-owned robotics company is saying goodbye to Atlas upon its retirement with a send-off video showing off the humanoid robot one last time.

The blooper reel/highlight video shows Atlas in all of its glory as it performs backflips, runs obstacle courses and busts some dance moves. Boston Dynamics has never been one to shy away from showing its robots taking a few bumps as well. Around the 18-second mark, Atlas runs across a balance beam, stumbles, falls and grasps its robotic groin in simulated pain. Around ...


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