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The group released a video showing a humanoid performing various human actions like backflips, dance moves, running, and much more, showcasing how the framework reduces the brainwork required to train them.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
And remember, Atlas was also the first humanoid to land a standing backflip back in 2017.
—Joe Salas
august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
Taylor Lautner, who joined Swift on stage at the Eras Tour to do backflips, shared a celebratory engagement post from the NFL as his first repost on Instagram.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
Iyo did a backflip while taking a clothesline from Rodriguez.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
And remember, Atlas was also the first humanoid to land a standing backflip back in 2017.
—Joe Salas
august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
Taylor Lautner, who joined Swift on stage at the Eras Tour to do backflips, shared a celebratory engagement post from the NFL as his first repost on Instagram.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
Iyo did a backflip while taking a clothesline from Rodriguez.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Backflip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backflip. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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backflip
noun
back·flip
-ˌflip 
: a backward somersault especially in the air
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