DARPA gives its Atlas robot a makeover, cuts the wires

26 Jan 2015 • engadget.com

The Atlas robot is shedding its safety cables to be able to adhere to the more stringent rules of the DARPA Robotics Challenge finale scheduled for June this year. DARPA almost completely redesigned its humanoid machine, bringing over only the lower legs and feet of the old robot to the new version called Atlas Unplugged.

Be afraid. Be very afraid. The end is near when we can’t unplug them anymore.