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      USA: Meet upgraded ATLAS, maybe the world's most advanced robot01:02

      USA: Meet upgraded ATLAS, maybe the world's most advanced robot

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      Science and Tech
      January 21, 2015 at 05:33 GMT +00:00 · Published

      The American robotics company Boston Dynamics unveiled the upgraded model of one of the world's most advanced robots, ATLAS, at the US Department of Defense HQ, the Pentagon on Wednesday. Both the original and updated humanoid were created to assist humans in disaster zones.

      The redesigned model, which has had over 75 percent of its mechanics replaced, has newly improved wrist movement and a 3.7kWh lithium-ion battery pack that allows the humanoid machine to operate without a power cord. It has also had a quieter variable-pressure pump system installed, allowing its controllers to minimise the robot's battery usage.

      Because ATLAS can now run without a power cable, it will be able to participate in the DARPA Robotics Challenge, a competition run by the US military's RD unit, scheduled for June this year

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      The American robotics company Boston Dynamics unveiled the upgraded model of one of the world's most advanced robots, ATLAS, at the US Department of Defense HQ, the Pentagon on Wednesday. Both the original and updated humanoid were created to assist humans in disaster zones.

      The redesigned model, which has had over 75 percent of its mechanics replaced, has newly improved wrist movement and a 3.7kWh lithium-ion battery pack that allows the humanoid machine to operate without a power cord. It has also had a quieter variable-pressure pump system installed, allowing its controllers to minimise the robot's battery usage.

      Because ATLAS can now run without a power cable, it will be able to participate in the DARPA Robotics Challenge, a competition run by the US military's RD unit, scheduled for June this year

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