Atlas the robot just got more human with this gymnastics routine

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Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/09/24/watch-atlas-the-robot-do-a-hum.html

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You will die
I will die
They will kill us all

OH, WAIT!
What I meant to say was:

Wow!
Cool!
I want one!
Daddy, please? PLEASE?

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The robot is just trying to impress its masters so they won’t sell it off, like they did with the dog.

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If they wanted to make it statistically “more human”, it probably should have fallen on its face or broken an ankle, with swearing.

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Meh, the only gymnastic routine that would make a robot seem more human to me is loading, running, and unloading the dishwasher while doing a load of laundry and cleaning a couple of bathrooms while waiting for the other machines to finish a cycle. :unamused:

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I, for one, welcome our new gymnastic robot overlords…

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If I were the guy with the hockey stick, I’d be watching my back from now on. Those robots are only going to get smarter.

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At the first sign of it trying to destroy mankind, I vote we exile it to MSU or the Karolyi Ranch.
No, wait…that may give it more reason to end civilization.

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Let the testing begin!

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The time will come when they take revenge…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKjCWfuvYxQ

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I dunno … I just shrugged.

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Let’s see if the Flesh Fair can catch the Mechas now.

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Oh, they achieved that a while ago:

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I bet he farted when he did that aerial split.

I DON’T WANT HUMAN-LIKE ROBOTS.

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9.73757433 out of 10.

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That’s exactly why we’re gonna get 'em.

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This means you have a 20% chance of making it to safety.

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I read “Atlas” as “Alas”

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tin bastard stuck the landing tho…

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