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The company added that Atlas’s athletic feats, including handstands and backflips, serve a practical purpose by helping develop balance, agility, slip recovery, and endurance needed for real-world industrial environments.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026
One kid turned two backflips in a row in the middle of Bishop Street.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
On Saturday afternoon, a crew of six motocross riders performed stunts on the lawn, including backflips 45 feet in the air.
—Simon Ducroquet, New York Times, 14 June 2026
Stunt athlete Travis Pastrana is also set to do a potentially death-defying backflip on a dirt bike on the White House lawn as part of the preshow extravaganza.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026
One kid turned two backflips in a row in the middle of Bishop Street.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
On Saturday afternoon, a crew of six motocross riders performed stunts on the lawn, including backflips 45 feet in the air.
—Simon Ducroquet, New York Times, 14 June 2026
Stunt athlete Travis Pastrana is also set to do a potentially death-defying backflip on a dirt bike on the White House lawn as part of the preshow extravaganza.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
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“Backflip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backflip. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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backflip
noun
back·flip
-ˌflip 
: a backward somersault especially in the air
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