Boston Dynamics’ robots showed some impressive dance skills, with four robots dancing to The Contours’ Do You Love Me.
Hyundai Acquiring Boston Dynamics Robotics Firm
Hyundai is acquiring a majority stake in Boston Dynamics, the maker of robotic dog Spot.
Massachusetts Police Department Tests Robot Dog Spot
Boston Dynamics unveiled a robot dog named Spot in September and now, according to CNN, a Massachusetts police department has put the dog through its paces. The Massachusetts State Police deployed Spot alongside its bomb squad for 90 days to…
Watch This New Robot From Alphabet (Formerly Google) Do Human Things
I know it’s cliche at this point to mention Terminator and Robocop in articles like this, but sorry, I call ’em like I see ’em. As you may know, Google bought Boston Dynamics, makers of humanoid (and other) robots in…
Google’s Humanoid Robot Can Stalk You Through the Woods Now
In that’s just wonderful news, the Google-owned Boston Dynamics is now testing its ATLAS humanoid robot outdoors, which led to this incredibly creepy footage: No, ATLAS isn’t particularly agile – yet. But the way it ambles along, like a drunk,…
Apparently Google Is Building Karate Kid Robots
I’m sure you’re familiar with the famous Crane kick in The Karate Kid. Boston Dynamics, which Google bought nearly a year ago, has a new video of one of its Atlas robots seemingly trying to mimick the famous move. Just…
Google Robot ‘Cujo’ Carries Weapons For The Marines
Back in the Winter, Google acquired Boston Dynamics, the robotics firm known for a number of nightmare-inducing robot models, and for working with DARPA. The New York Times reported at the time that Google said it would honor existing military…
Google’s Robots To Get Better At Squeezing Into Tight Places
Last year, Google bought Boston Dynamics, the robot makers who created such nightmare-inducing machines as this: …and this: …and this: Now, the company is working with researchers from MIT to add some more flexibility into the mix (via 9to5 Google):…
Will Google’s Robots Change Business Or Just Scare Everybody?
What many of us have anticipated and joked about (uneasily) for years is now coming to fruition. Google is quickly assembling an army of robots. The company has acquired eight robotics companies (that we know of), and is using them…
A Look At 10 Shiver-Inducing Robots From Boston Dynamics, Which Now Belongs To Google [Videos]
Late on Friday, news came out that Google has acquired Boston Dynamics, makers of some of the scariest-looking robots you’ve been watching on YouTube over the past few years. You know the ones: WildCat, LS3, Atlas, Petman, Cheetah, BigDog, SandFlea,…
Boston Dynamics’ WildCat Is Another Galloping Terror
Boston Dynamics, the company that’s singlehandedly trying to hasten the fall of humankind with its incredible robot technology, has just unveiled the WildCat – the next generation of its Cheetah robot. “WildCat is a four-legged robot being developed to run…
That Cheetah Robot Is Back With No Wires Attached
In September of last year, DARPA introduced the world to its cheetah robot. It can run at speeds up to 29 MPH, but it posed no threat to humanity as it was confined to a treadmill and the connecting wires…
DARPA’s Atlas Robot Gets A Training Montage
Remember Atlas? The robot that can walk like a man and withstand being hit with 20 pound weights is back and better than ever. In fact, Atlas is now hard at work training for the annual DARPA Robotics Challenge. In…
Here’s Another Look At DARPA’s ATLAS Robot
Last week, DARPA introduced the world to ATLAS – a robot that walks like a man, and can regain its balance after being hit by a 20 lb. wrecking ball. The original video may not have instilled enough terror into…
This Robot Can Survive Being Hit By A Wrecking Ball
I thought that maybe DARPA would hold off on making killer robots for a while, but the defense contractor is back at it again what it calls “one of the most advanced humanoid robots ever built.” The humanoid robot in…
Boston Dynamics’ Petman Robot Plays Dress Up
You may remember Boston Dynamic’s Petman anthropomorphic robot, with his terrifying human-like movements, testing various types of military protective gear. In order to properly test such gear, the robot needs to act as human as possible in its movements. Petman…
Wall-E, BigDog Inducted Into the Robot Hall of Fame
This week four new robots were inducted into the Robot Hall of Fame. The 2012 induction class includes Aldebaran Robotics’ NAO, iRobot’s PackBot, Boston Dynamics’ BigDog, and Pixar’s WALL-E. WALL-E, the industrious robot from the Pixar movie of the same…
DARPA Is Back With A New And Improved Robot Mule
DARPA and Boston Dynamics are going to be the heralds of the Robot Apocalypse. The two organizations have done more in the field of powerful robots than anybody else. Just last week, the two revealed their new cheetah robot that…
This Robot Runs Faster than Usain Bolt, Severs All Hope for Humanity
Tonight, I will be chased by this galloping robot in my nightmares. Let me introduce you to the new and improved Cheetah robot, a four-legged machine that used to run a terrifying 18 mph. Now, it’s tacked on some extra…
Robot Mule May Soon Carry Soldiers’ Equipment
Our soldiers could soon get a helping hand in carrying gear thanks to a robotic mule. DARPA is testing a robotic mule that that will be able to carry 400 pounds of gear on a rough 20 mile trip without…