When the robot takeover comes, there could be at least one benefit.

The powerful AI will be extremely houseproud – if these models created by a Google spin-off are anything to go by.

Say hello to Ian, an Atlas robot who is a joy to have around as he vacuums, sweeps and even takes out the rubbish.


He’s 6ft 2in tall, weighs 23 and a half stone and we’ll call him a ‘he’ even though as a mass of circuits and switches, he actually has no gender.

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The new video showing him as House Husband 2.0 (not the official name) was designed to show off his range of movement and balance.



We are very impressed by this, and pleased Ian is willing to pull his weight.

His creators at Boston Dynamics (recently bought by Google) need to test him out regularly to make sure new code hasn’t caused any problems, but they wanted to be a little creative in the tasks they set him.

Unfortunately, he hasn’t progressed to doing the dishes yet which we’re assuming has something to do with water and electronics.

Sweeping up Nerf darts with a broom (Picture: YouTube/IMHC)