Advanced robot maker Boston Dynamics is famous for four and two-legged robots that mimic the movement of dogs and people respectively. The bipedal humanoid robot, Atlas is a YouTube sensation with the capability of very sophisticated motion that mimics advanced human movements such as dancing. In its latest development, the company puts Atlas through a parkour course, demonstrating how the sensor suite and algorithms adapt to the local environment. Elon Musk’s much-anticipated AI day was held August 19, and two key announcements were noteworthy. One is the development of a scalable and modular processor array for the company’s Dojo supercomputer program, but the other is perhaps more significant: a humanlike robot program. Musk announced that the firm is hiring talent for the robotics program immediately, and expects to produce a human -sized, bipedal and useful machine the prototype ready in 2022. It’s a very ambitious timeline and much depends on the success of Dojo. Access all episodes of https://www.engineering.com/viewAll?category=this-week-in-engineering (This Week in Engineering) on engineering.com TV along with all of our other series.