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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

Meet Google/Alphabet's latest robot [marketwatch.com], the next-generation of Atlas [marketwatch.com]:

The 5-foot-9-inch robot, created by Alphabet's Boston Dynamics, is about 5 inches shorter than its predecessor and 120 pounds lighter. It's more agile and no longer are tethered to any wires or power pack. It's also eerily humanoid:

[video, 2:41 duration] [youtube.com]

In addition to withstanding bumps and getting up after being pushed over, the bipedal robot can pick up 10-pound boxes and push open doors. That is perhaps the scariest part for those who have visions of Terminator-like androids hunting them down.

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