Boston Dynamics’ robots can parkour better than you

Jon Fingas

Don’t expect an easy escape if one of Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robots is ever chasing you. Hyundai’s own company shared a video (below) showing the humanoid bots successfully completing a parkour routine on an obstacle course for the first time. The two Atlas machines jumped gaps, arched bars, and even coordinated a backflip without missing … Read more

SoftBank reportedly stopped the production of its Pepper robots last year

Mariella Moon

Maybe we have to say goodbye to SoftBank’s adorable humanoid robot Pepper. According to Reuters, the Japanese conglomerate stopped producing the robot last year and is cutting jobs in robot-related companies in several countries. Apparently there wasn’t much demand for Pepper, and SoftBank only ever produced 27,000 units of Foxconn. Nikkei has also reported that … Read more

What’s on TV this week: ‘Mass Effect,’ ‘Love, Death & Robots’ and ‘Castlevania’

Richard Lawler

This week viewers can purchase some 4K catalog titles such as Saw, as well as versions of the Shrek Edition and the first Fast and the Furious film in the 20th Anniversary Edition. However, this week’s main launch is Bioware’s revamped version of the Mass Effect trilogy, now available for all generations of consoles and … Read more