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TIME Magazine Names Unitree Robotics to its List of 100 Most Influential Companies of 2025

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Unitree Robotics, a leading innovator in the field of advanced robotics, has been named one of TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential Companies of 2025.

This prestigious recognition, placing Unitree in the “Disruptors” category alongside other transformative companies like DeepSeek, Waymo, and Scale AI, highlights the company’s significant impact on making sophisticated robotic systems both affordable and practical for a wide range of users.

Unitree Robotics has garnered global attention for its high-performance robots, which have captivated audiences worldwide with viral videos showcasing their ability to perform intricate maneuvers like kung fu, running, and complex dance routines. [Read more…] about TIME Magazine Names Unitree Robotics to its List of 100 Most Influential Companies of 2025

Boston Dynamics and LG Innotek to introduce ‘next-generation vision systems’ into Atlas humanoid robot

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Boston Dynamics, a developer of humanoid and mobile robotics, has agreed a new partnership with LG Innotek, the South Korean materials and electronic components manufacturing company.

This strategic alignment will enable Boston Dynamics to install LG Innotek’s “next-generation” vision sensing components into Atlas, Boston Dynamics’ humanoid robot.

The collaboration brings together Boston Dynamics’ and LG Innotek’s research teams to develop new vision sensing systems to address some of robotics hardest to solve problems. [Read more…] about Boston Dynamics and LG Innotek to introduce ‘next-generation vision systems’ into Atlas humanoid robot

Boston Dynamics interview: ‘Ghastly’ grace, the uncanny valley, and the dawn of humanoid utility

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The first time I saw a Boston Dynamics robot move, I genuinely thought there was a person inside the machine. Not literally, of course, but something about the fluidity of motion – the precision, the uncanny timing – seemed less robotic and more… alive, more human or at least more animalistic.

For years, I’d watched robots lumber around trade shows or on TV, carefully placing one foot in front of the other before promptly tipping over.

So, when Boston Dynamics released videos of Atlas backflipping and dancing with unsettling realism, I wasn’t the only one who found it both mesmerizing and a little eerie. One observer even called it “ghastly” – and not as an insult, but as a mark of awe. [Read more…] about Boston Dynamics interview: ‘Ghastly’ grace, the uncanny valley, and the dawn of humanoid utility