Bizarre Boston Dynamics robot moves like a world-class athlete

The glimpses we caught of Boston Dynamics' astounding Handle robot earlier this month didn't tell even half the story.

The cutting-edge robotics company officially unveiled the 6.5-foot-tall Handle on Monday, weeks after a stunning, yet brief, video of it was leaked during a conference early this month.

Now we have the official video and confirmation that Handle brings together everything we love and fear about robots.

Standing full height, Handle looks like what car manufacturing robots might create if asked to build a human. It has wheels for feet and two arms attached to the hip area and extend grotesquely behind it (or is that its front?). Its hands, such as they are, are rubber nubs that can be swapped out for a variety of grabbers. There's a torso and chest, but no head.  Read more...