WATCH | Humanoid robot shows off its parkour skills

Boston Dynamics’ humanoid robot, named Atlas, has been showing off its new skill: parkour.

Atlas stands 1.52m tall, weighs 86kg, uses hydraulics and battery-powered electric motors for movement and has three on-board computers.

Parkour is a useful organising activity because it highlights several challenges they believe to be important, said Atlas team leader Scott Kuindersma.

It is designed to be used as a research and development tool. If a robot can develop the same movement and flexibility as the average adult, the range of potential applications will practically be limitless. 

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