Boston Dynamics Handle Robot

Google-owned Boston Dynamics has a new robot that has yet to be officially unveiled, but a leaked video shows that it’s definitely “nightmare-inducing”. No technical specifications have been revealed, but as you can see, it rides around upright on two wheels, spins quickly on its axis, and is capable of leaping over obstacles and landing perfectly. “[It’s an] experiment in combining wheels with legs, with a very dynamic system that is balancing itself all the time and has a lot of knowledge of how to throw its weight around,” said company founder Marc Raibert. Click here to view the first image in today’s viral picture gallery. Continue reading for the five most popular viral videos today, including one of Adam Savage’s custom NERF rifle.

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