I think this back-flipping robot is really cool. It's a Boston Dynamics product, like SpotMini, Spot Robot DogSquishBot (aka GummiBot. And it really puts the dynamics into Boston Dynamics, if I may say.
(Backflipping robot from Boston Dynamics)
The creators of the excellent 2004 movie I, Robot give you an imaginative look at what an acrobatic robot could really do:
(Will Smith takes a beating from acrobatic robot)
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