Boston Dynamics introduces a fully electric humanoid robot that “exceeds human performance”

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Hello, Electric Atlas
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...replacing the previously hydraulic version.

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The old atlas had hydraulics, this one only electric actuators. Thats probably what they meant.

That makes a lot of sense, actually. I also saw "fully electric" and immediately thought of electric/hybrid/ICE cars, and my brain went straight to "hold up, did I miss the fully functional diesel-powered humanoid robot?"

I think it was gasoline, not diesel, but there was this.

Jesus Christ well I'm glad they moved on from that design.

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