How Boston Dynamics upgraded the Atlas robot
Atlas, a humanoid robot made by robotics company Boston Dynamics, was upgraded from a version 60 Minutes saw in 2021 with joints that can fully rotate and hands that can grip a variety of objects.
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Will Croxton is a digital producer at 60 Minutes. He currently produces video and writes articles for 60 Minutes Overtime. He has produced and edited video content for 60 Minutes, CBSNews.com, Reuters, The New York Times and Yahoo! News. He has earned two Webby Awards, one as a co-producer for a story about Tony Bennet's experience with Alzheimer's and another as a team member for 60 Minutes Overtime's coverage of the war in Ukraine.
Atlas, a humanoid robot made by robotics company Boston Dynamics, was upgraded from a version 60 Minutes saw in 2021 with joints that can fully rotate and hands that can grip a variety of objects.
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