The robot is shaped like a human, but it sure doesn’t move like one. It starts supine on the floor, pancake-flat. Then, in a display of superhuman joint mobility, its legs curl upward from the knees, ...

One of the world's most advanced humanoid robots has been all play and no work. Boston Dynamics' Atlas is famous for backflips, parkour, and dance mobs. These require extremely impressive robotic ...

Marc Raibert and Gill Pratt go way back. Raibert founded MIT’s highly influential Leg Lab, while Pratt served as director. In recent years, the pair’s work has converged in fascinating ways. Pratt ...