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Feb 24, 2016

Google robot opens doors, picks itself up after getting knocked over in crazy video

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Boston Dynamics, a robotics company that Google bought back in 2013, has routinely wowed the world by releasing videos of robots that are growing ever closer to resembling the humanoid robots we see in science fiction movies. The company this week released what might be its craziest robot video yet that shows its next-generation Atlas robot opening doors on its own, walking through snowy terrains, and picking up 10-pound boxes. This is the move impressive robot design I’ve seen from Boston Dynamics yet, which is really saying something.

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The robot starts out the video by coming to life and exiting Boston Dynamics’ headquarters on its own by opening up the front door…

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