People are a bit freaked out by the latest Boston Dynamics robot – 15 favourite reactions

Boston Dynamics Atlas HD is dead. Long live Boston Dynamics Atlas 001 – the electric version.

The bulky humanoid jumping, dancing robot has been retired to make way for something a bit more agile and slimline, with what looks like a ring light for a head – and a very disturbing way of getting up from the floor.

Here’s the old version …

And here’s new Atlas, not being creepy in any way whatsoever.

But will it charge your iPhone? That’s all we want to know.

Twitter/X had mixed feelings, along the lines of ‘Wow, impressive – get that thing the hell away from me.’

Here’s what people have been saying.

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Things might not be so bad after all.

TracingWoodgrains had some doubts about Atlas’ real worth.

Speaking of flashy demonstration videos, here’s Atlas HD bowing out.

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