gray Boston Dynamics humanoid robot named Atlas
Boston Dynamics unveiled a new, fully electric humanoid robot this week.
  • Boston Dynamics showed off a fully electric version of its humanoid robot Atlas on Wednesday.
  • On Tuesday, the robotics firm had retired its hydraulic version of Atlas.
  • Boston Dynamics says it's exploring commercial uses of the new Atlas, starting with owner Hyundai.

It's out with the old and in with the new at Boston Dynamics.

The robotics company retired its hydraulic humanoid robot, Atlas, on Tuesday but then posted a video on Wednesday debuting its new, fully electric Atlas.