Maker's videoBoston Dynamics · 4 Aug 2026
Why Does Atlas Have A Head? #askaroboticist #bostondynamics
Against the record
Atlas (electric), from Boston Dynamics, is at stage 1 of 5 on our ladder: demo only. Shown in videos or staged events; no units with customers. The latest milestone on its record is from 21 Sept 2026: Boston Dynamics opened a training center for Atlas inside Hyundai's Metaplant America campus in Georgia.
This video comes from the maker's own channel, and makers show their robots at their best. The stage above comes from dated public records, not from the video.
From the video's description
Taylor Frey-Baker, a mechanical engineer at Boston Dynamics, answers questions about why the current iteration of Atlas has a head, how the brain of the robot works, and how Atlas understands the world around it.
Written by Boston Dynamics on YouTube.
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