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bostondynamics/atlas-hydraulic · spec sheet

Boston Atlas (hydraulic) specs

Hydraulic research humanoid first built for the DARPA Robotics Challenge, later known for parkour and gymnastics demos. Retired April 16, 2024.

Maker
Boston Dynamics
Class
Humanoid
Status
Discontinued
Availability
Research only
Country
United States, Waltham
Level
L0 Indexed
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Media

2 items · credited and licensed
Hydraulic Atlas humanoid (2013 DRC version) standing, front view, studio photo
Via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).DARPA, via Wikimedia Commonslicense: PublicDomaincommons.wikimedia.org
Hydraulic Atlas humanoid standing on a tether during testing
Via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).DARPA, via Wikimedia Commonslicense: PublicDomaincommons.wikimedia.org
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Specifications

3/12 fields sourced
Boston Atlas (hydraulic) specifications
Heightspecs.heightCmunsourced
Massspecs.massKgunsourced
Degrees of freedomspecs.dofunsourced
Payloadspecs.payloadKgunsourced
Top speedspecs.speedMpsunsourced
Runtimespecs.runtimeMinunsourced
Battery capacityspecs.batteryWhunsourced
Pricespecs.priceUsdNot for saleNever sold commercially.
Actuatorsspecs.actuatorsHydraulic
Computespecs.computeunsourced
Sensorsspecs.sensorsunsourced
Year introducedyear2013
Licenselicense.hw / .sw / .docsunsourced

Note · Retirement announced on YouTube Apr 16, 2024; electric Atlas unveiled the next day.

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Openness

method
0 / 100Closed
ArtifactPublicWeightPoints
CADopenness.cadno250
Bill of materialsopenness.bomno200
Sim model (URDF/MJCF)openness.simno200
Firmwareopenness.firmwareno150
Softwareopenness.softwareno100
Trained policiesopenness.policiesno100
score = Σ weight × public0
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Models, repositories, links

1 links
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Videos

3 tagged · 0 from the maker's channel
Farewell to HD AtlasBoston DynamicsOfficial embedyoutube.comBoston DynamicsBoston Atlas (hydraulic)
Atlas | Partners in ParkourBoston DynamicsOfficial embedyoutube.comBoston DynamicsBoston Atlas (hydraulic)
Inside the lab: How does Atlas work?Boston DynamicsOfficial embedyoutube.comBoston DynamicsBoston Atlas (hydraulic)
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Timeline

industry timeline

20241

  1. Milestone

    Boston Dynamics retires hydraulic Atlas

    Boston Dynamics retired the hydraulic Atlas in a farewell video after more than a decade of use.

    Boston DynamicsBoston Atlas (hydraulic)techcrunch.com

20131

  1. Robot

    DARPA unveils the Atlas robot

    The hydraulic Atlas humanoid, built by Boston Dynamics for DARPA, made its public debut. Several teams used it in the DARPA Robotics Challenge.

    Boston DynamicsBoston Atlas (hydraulic)darpa.mildarpa.mil
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Sources

last checked 2026-09-24
  1. [1]TechCrunch - retirementtechcrunch.com/2024/04/16/atlas-shrugged-boston-dynamics-retires-its-humanoid-robot/checked 2026-09-24
  2. [2]Wikipedia - Atlasen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_(robot)checked 2026-09-24
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