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As insane as this sounds, robots can now do backflips. As you can see in the video below, Boston Dynamics has shown off that its monstrous Atlas bipedal robot can now not only walk and leap with ease, but it can do backflips better than Batman. Chances are you’ll either find this fascinating or terrifying. […]

BY Michael Grothaus

As insane as this sounds, robots can now do backflips. As you can see in the video below, Boston Dynamics has shown off that its monstrous Atlas bipedal robot can now not only walk and leap with ease, but it can do backflips better than Batman. Chances are you’ll either find this fascinating or terrifying. Either way, I think that robot deserves a gold medal.

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Michael Grothaus is a novelist and author. He has written for Fast Company since 2013, where he's interviewed some of the tech industry’s most prominent leaders and writes about everything from Apple and artificial intelligence to the effects of technology on individuals and society. More


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