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Boston Dynamics Gives Hydraulic Atlas One Last Run, Pushing Full-Body Acrobatics to the Limit
Humanoid·IEEE Spectrum / Boston Dynamics / RAI Institute·1 min read

Boston Dynamics Gives Hydraulic Atlas One Last Run, Pushing Full-Body Acrobatics to the Limit

With the commercial electric Atlas now shipping to enterprise customers, Boston Dynamics gave its legendary hydraulic Atlas research platform one final showcase. Engineers made a last push to test the limits of full-body control and mobility, with help from the RAI Institute (Robotics and AI Institute), Hyundai's research arm led by BD founder Marc Raibert. The farewell video demonstrated extreme acrobatics, dynamic balancing, and athletic feats that defined a decade of viral robotics moments — from backflips to parkour — and cemented hydraulic Atlas as the robot that proved humanoids could move like athletes. The research platform's legacy now lives on in the electric Atlas, which trades hydraulic power for commercial viability.

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