Boston Dynamics Atlas Robots do parkour! (Watch it here)

Boston Dynamics released a new demonstration video of its Atlas robots navigating a parkour course, complete with synchronized backflips. Check it out and how they did it, here.

[HuanLinParkour]

As a parkour athlete, I have to say this is amazing.

[Cheypandis]

Crazy! It moves it’s arms just like a human when it jumps 😱 impressed

[larrywills]

This is amazing and disturbing both at the same time.

[MrDinodane]

Another 5 to 10 years and I bet this thing will be better than human in its movements and abilities. Amazing tech

[Foundprodigal]

One step closer to piloting mechs and that makes me very happy

[siamanny]

Holy cow! This is the precursor to the Terminator!

[keithoswald]

Whew! I thought Skynet was behind schedule. Thanks Cyberdyne...I mean Boston Dynamics 😉

[xCCxLa]

It is great that there are people passionate about robotics and they achieve such unbelievable results!

[joehemmann]

"The goal wasn't to create a robot that could do backflips."
I mean c'mon, that was at least partially the goal...

[tonybob]

The engineers that were pushing this thing around with hockey sticks and knocking boxes out of it's hands a few years ago better watch out. Its been training ever since.

[minorit]

Every year I take a look at your videos and I am always astonished about the progress. You do really a great job at Boston Dynamics.

[pebblegarden]

Every time I see this, I imagine 10 of these things running down my street, with miniguns mounted on their shoulders, and shudder.

[AvrageMvsica]

its amazing how now they made a real life robot moving like a human, but dude this is very amazing and very like and I quote, "not gonna turn evil" thing where we are about to make our doom.

[GrantTarredus]

I shouldn’t be stunned any longer, but I’m stunned more every day by what our brightest minds achieve. May others as brilliant guide us to a world in which such things are used wisely.

[elijahsmall]

The movement is so realistic. Incredible work. Robots are really fascinating.

[introvertgoblin]

Imagine trying to run from one of these things, THERES no hiding really

[williammaynard]

These should be bundled onto a lander and sent to Mars instead of the wheeled machines we send now. They could explore in groups or alone communicating with each other and send their individual and collective info and pictures back to scientists on Earth.

[insdjuc]

Amazing tech and it made me smile despite thinking 'Terminator'.

[rickkay]

Fantastic !!!! Insane how advanced this companies tech is!!

[cryptolife]

Military paid for and developed, soon in a neighbourhood chasing you.. thx Boston Dynamics! 😃👍