A Boston Dynamics Atlas Robot Learns to Fight Back After Extreme Physical Abuse by Its Handlers

A terribly beleaguered anthropomorphic Boston Dynamics Atlas robot finally learns how to fight back after being subjected to extreme abuse at the hands of its sadistic handlers in an amusing but satisfying parody created by Corridor Digital.

The new robots at Boston Dynamics keep getting more and more sophisticated…

Boston Dynamics Atlas Fights Back

Common Digital also shared a behind-the-scenes video showing how they made this parody, as well as a side-by-side comparison showing how the visual effects were applied.

Lori Dorn
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