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Boston Dynamics’ Atlas humanoid robot goes electric
Atlas lies motionless in a prone position atop interlocking gym mats. The only soundtrack is the whirring of an electric motor. It’s not quiet, exactly, but it’s nothing compared to the hydraulic jerks of its ancestors. As the camera pans around the robot’s back, its legs bend at the knees. It’s a natural movement, at…
Atlas shrugged: Boston Dynamics retires its hydraulic humanoid robot
Now that humanoids are all the rage in the robotics industry, Boston Dynamics on Tuesday officially retired theirs. The Hyundai-owned firm has always marched to the beat of its own…
Atlas helps companies offer contractor benefits no matter where they are located
Atlas is developing a work benefits tool for global companies to manage their contractor benefits from one place.
3D generative AI platform Atlas emerges from stealth with $6M to accelerate virtual worldbuilding
Atlas, a 3D generative AI platform, is launching with $6 million in seed funding after two years in stealth. The funding consists of two rounds: a $4.5 million round led…
Sequoia debuts Atlas, an interactive guide to the European tech talent landscape
There is an estimated 3 million software engineers in Europe, depending on what report you want to believe, but finding the right engineers for the job at hand isn’t all…
Boston Dynamics’ latest Atlas video demos a robot that can run, jump and now grab and throw
Boston Dynamics just released the latest demo of its humanoid robot, Atlas. The robot could already run and jump over complex terrain thanks to its feet. Now, the robot has…
Atlassian launches Atlas to improve team alignment
At its Team ’22 conference today, Atlassian announced the launch of Atlas, a new service for cross-functional team updates it previously offered as a beta under the name “Team Central.”…
I watched a lot of skate videos growing up. At some point, failures became as important a fixture as perfectly executed tricks. The spills and the injuries could be downright…
Amazon taps ULA as first launch provider for Project Kuiper satellite constellation
Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite constellation is one step closer to actually making it to space: The company announced it has secured an agreement with the United Launch Alliance (ULA) to…
Watch ULA’s first dedicated rocket launch for the U.S. Space Force live
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) has a mission today, launching a specialized secure communications satellite for the U.S. Space Force. That’s the new space-focused arm of the U.S. military that…
No one knows how effective digital therapies are, but a new tool from Elektra Labs aims to change that
Depending on which study you believe, the wearable and digital health market could be worth anywhere from $30 billion to nearly $90 billion in the next six years. If the…
Atlas the humanoid robot shows off a new and improved gymnastics routine
Boston Dynamics has been teaching its old bots new tricks — Atlas, its humanoid robot that walks on two legs, can now do a surprisingly elegant gymnastics routine, tumbling into…
ULA tapped to launch Astrobotic’s lunar lander to the Moon in 2021
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) has been chosen to launch the lunar lander of one of the companies chosen by NASA for its commercial lunar payload program. ULA will deliver…
ULA successfully launches fifth US Air Force-protected communications satellite
The United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint-effort commercial launch service provider set up by Boeing and Lockheed Martin, succeeded in launching a U.S. Air Force communications satellite to orbit today,…
These humanoid robots can autonomously navigate cinder block mazes thanks to IHMC
Programming robots to walk on flat, even ground is difficult enough, but Florida’s Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) is tackling the grander challenge of making sure bipedal robots…
Marc Raibert will be speaking at TC Sessions: Robotics + AI April 18 at UC Berkeley
So, we’ve already announced that Anca Dragan, Alexei Efros, Hany Farid, Melonee Wise, Peter Barrett, Rana el Kaliouby, Arnaud Thiercelin and Laura Major will all be appearing at April’s big…
Volkswagen’s Atlas Tanoak concept is a short-bed pickup truck dream
Volkswagen debuted a concept pickup truck at the New York Auto Show this week, and the Atlas-based design features a short bed design, based on VW’s MQB platform. It’s basically…
Facebook is making its cross-device Atlas data available to more advertisers
Facebook is changing the way it offers the cross-device ad measurement capabilities of its Atlas platform.
This morning, the United Launch Alliance sent an Atlas 5 401 rocket loaded with DigitalGlobe’s WorldView 4 satellite into space. The satellite will create a new pipeline for sending high quality satellite…
The Atlas Wristband 2 offers an interesting but limited spin on fitness trackers
It’s tough standing out in the increasingly overcrowded world of fitness trackers. Though, to be fair, standing out from the pack has never really been one of Atlas Wearables‘ issues.…
Bigelow Aerospace partners with ULA to launch private space habitats
Through a new partnership announced this week, United Launch Alliance (ULA) will work with Bigelow Aerospace to launch a large inflatable habitat on an Atlas V rocket in 2020. The…
Enflux, a smart body-tracking workout outfit, launches on Kickstarter
There’s a new body-tracking workout outfit that looks to compete with the likes of Athos and other workout-tracking sensors that’s launching on Kickstarter today. Enflux, a Y Combinator-backed company, is…
The Latest Generation Atlas Humanoid Robot Is Absolutely Incredible
Ready to feel bad for a pile of circuit boards? Wait ’til about a minute and twenty seconds into this video. That robot you see being pushed around is the…
SpaceX And Russia Change The Rules Of The Military Launch Market
It’s been a tough week for United Launch Alliance (ULA). A hearing last Wednesday brought news of a potential ban on Russian made RD-180 engines which ULA requires for their…
Contextual Search Platform Atlas Is Ivy Softworks’ First Spinoff
Ivy Softworks — a so-called “innovation studio” founded by Napster’s Jordan Ritter in Seattle — is taking the wraps off its first products today. It is launching a contextual information…
Facebook Combines Atlas, Audience Network, And LiveRail Into An AdTech Voltron
Facebook’s plot for ad domination is coming to fruition. Today at Facebook headquarters, its ad execs explained how two years of seemingly isolated launches and acquisitions are melding into a…
The ATLAS Bipedal Robot Is Ready To Build Your Warehouse/Battle Station
We’ve been following MIT’s ATLAS, the bipedal robot, for a while now. We’ve seen the cute little guy walk, toddle, and climb over obstacles but now he can reach down,…
Google’s Acquisition Of Green Throttle Games Could Signal Better Native Android Gaming
Google has acquired Green Throttle Games – or at least what was left of the company after it essentially shut down late last year, according to a new report by…
I’ve Seen The Future Of Health Tech And It’s Going To Improve Your Life In 2014
I just returned from the most exciting Consumer Electronics Show I’ve ever covered. Thanks to extraordinary demand for gadgets that make us healthier, stronger, and smarter, the technology industry is…
Atlas Wearables Takes On Jawbone And Nike With A Smarter Exercise Tracker
If there’s one lesson to be learned at this year’s CES, it’s that everybody and their mothers are going nuts for wearables. More than a few of these peculiar gadgets…
