Boston Dynamics’ Atlas is now moonlighting as an acrobat and a runway model, debuting a shockingly smooth walk on the CES 2026 stage. A new whole-body learning framework developed with the RAI Institute allows the humanoid to perform both dynamic athletic maneuvers and this robust, human-like gait. The most impressive part is that these behaviors transfer directly from simulation to the physical robot with zero real-world fine-tuning, which is a quiet little revolution in generalist robotics.
