Boston Dynamics' humanoid robot Atlas
Boston Dynamics unveiled Atlas in 2013.
  • Elon Musk might have been inspired by Boston Dynamics' humanoid robot, its founder said. 
  • Marc Raibert suggested that Musk's ambitions for Tesla's Optimus are driven by its robot Atlas.
  • Raibert made the comments on an episode of Lex Fridman's podcast last week. 

Elon Musk’s humanoid robotics dream might have been inspired by Boston Dynamics — the company behind the "Black Mirror" style robot dogs.

Boston Dynamics founder Marc Raibert recently said that he believes Musk’s ambitions are being driven by seeing the progression of the company's bipedal robot, Atlas.