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This Boston Dynamics Robot Can Perform Highly Complex Tasks

Atlas can pick up, put down, throw heavy objects, and even perform complex acrobatics. Some of its manoeuvres seem deceptively simple such as jumping 180˚ while carrying a plank or pushing a heavy crate off a platform but its creator Boston Dynamics says these tasks are actually highly complex. Boston Dynamics says that while Atlas gives us a glimpse of the future humanoid robot construction workers are a long way off. Watch the video to learn more.

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