From barely walking to gymnastics routines: 10 years of Boston Dynamics robots' terrifying progress is an eye-opening look at a robot-dominated future

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• Robotics have come a long way in just 10 years.
• In 2009, robots developed by Boston Dynamics were barely able to walk. In 2019, they were doing gymnastics.
• The progress is astounding. But it also raises the question as to how far we should go in developing robots to become as human-like as possible.
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Take a look at this thing from robotics company Boston Dynamics. It can barely walk straight, it's slow, and it needs a wiring harness:

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It's so uncoordinated, there's no way robots are going to take our jobs, let alone pose any threat, right?

That was 11 years ago. See what Boston Dynamics' robot looks like now and what it can do: