Boston Dynamics Puts Scooter Wheels on Atlas, Lands 360-Degree Spin Jump on First Try

Boston Dynamics released a Nov. 9 video of Atlas rolling on scooter wheels bolted to its ankle actuators, with controls engineer Andy Wu showing the robot landing a mid-air 360-degree spin on its first attempt. The team modeled each wheel as a 'spinning ankle' and reused the same whole-body RL controller as the walking build. The company stressed the wheeled version is a research testbed, not a commercial product.