The tech wizards at Boston Dynamics are continuing to refine the physical abilities of its Atlas humanoid robot.
A new video (above) released by the Massachusetts-based company kicks off with Atlas performing a cartwheel followed by a backflip, which it achieves with astonishing precision.
But then, in a series of clips that bring some refreshing transparency to such proceedings, Boston Dynamics shows Atlas failing to complete the same move, finishing up in a crumpled heap on the ground.
It also shows the robot trying to run before it trips and keels over — to much laughter from the team testing it out.
Finally, the video shows the latest version of Atlas, performing various jumps, and running and walking, with absolute ease.
The most remarkable effort, however, comes at the 1:06 mark. While the backflip itself isn’t perfect, it demonstrates the robot’s impressive ability to quickly correct itself when it lands awkwardly, moving in a way that gymnasts might if they made the same kind of landing.
The Boston Dynamics roboticists have been working with experts at the Robotics and AI Institute to perfect the robot’s full-body control and mobility.
The long-term goal is to put Atlas in workplace settings like factories and warehouses, and while gymnastics ability is unlikely to be a job requirement for such positions, this latest video does at least show the robot’s ability to move with excellent balance and coordination, and also responsiveness — traits that will be useful for adapting to complex or changing environments.
A previous Boston Dynamics video showed Atlas deploying AI and machine learning smarts to perform various workplace tasks, including competent handling and sorting of engine covers between containers. No teleoperation was involved, with the robot acting autonomously to complete the tasks.
And just recently, Boston Dynamics revealed that in the coming years, the Atlas humanoid robot will help to assemble vehicles at a U.S. facility operated by Hyundai, its main backer.
Touchscreen laptops have been around for years. You can get them in all sizes and shapes. Just not from Apple. For years, the Cupertino giant has treated the idea of a touchscreen MacBook the way I treat a meeting that could have been an email: with open contempt. However, Wednesday looks like the day the company could finally change its mind.
The latest Apple invite puts the “Pro and Tell” showcase in Los Angeles at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET) on October 28, 2026. Instead of a regular live-streamed keynote, it is an invitation-only, hands-on event for a handful of press and creators (similar to what the company did for the MacBook Neo earlier this year).
Two residents of Chicago have filed a lawsuit in the US over claims that robots run by Coco Robotics and Serve Robotics captured their facial and hand measurements without consent, bringing renewed attention to the food delivery robots. The cases raise a troubling question: If a robot delivers food to your door, can it also be gathering sensitive information about you?
According to a report by The Associated Press, the proposed class-action lawsuits were filed in Cook County on Oct. 9 and allege violations of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act. The complaints claim that the robots’ cameras and LiDAR sensors captured information on customers’ faces and hands as they approached the machines to pick up their orders. Both have denied the allegations.
Nearly a month after announcing the GPT-6.1 Sol model, OpenAI unveiled GPT-6.1 Terra today. The latest addition to the family focuses on computer use, visual reasoning, coding, and professional work, while costing 50% less through the API than GPT-5.6 Terra.
OpenAI says Terra can handle everything from filling out browser forms and working inside spreadsheets to interpreting technical drawings and editing videos. The company says it can also complete computer-based tasks more than three times faster than GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6.1 Sol.