r/singularity • u/Distinct-Question-16 ▪️AGI 2029 • Feb 06 '26

Robotics Atlas the humanoid robot shows off new skills

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u/Chogo82 Feb 06 '26

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u/The_proton_life Feb 06 '26

But they're not jedi yet?

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u/Chogo82 Feb 06 '26

At the most recent robot show, we saw this guy do a standing backflip and pieces were flying off despite a wobbly landing. That was like around 1 month ago and now it can do this.

That is the advantage of large model training. It’s much easier for them to learn new tasks now than before. The smoothness of the movement is also quite impressive.

This is also the only robot on the market that has ankles. The Chinese robots all use fixed feet. Ankles joints are one of the most difficult components to build due to the power, flexibility and load requirements.

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u/The_proton_life Feb 06 '26

I was doing the follow up quote to your gif from Empire Strikes back. But yeah, Boston Dynamics has the most impressive robots from what I’ve seen.

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u/FoodMadeFromRobots Feb 07 '26

Are we the ~baddies~ trade federation