Atlas humanoid robot reunites with old master to supercharge skills, power

Boston Dynamics and the Robotics & AI Institute are partnering to enhance Atlas's reinforcement learning, focusing on improving mobile manipulation and creating more dynamic, generalizable movement. Key areas include sim-to-real transfer, whole-body loco-manipulation, and full-body contact strategies. This collaboration aims to catch up with Chinese competitors and enable Atlas to perform more versatile tasks in real-world environments, building on past projects like improving Spot's speed.