Boston Dynamics’ AI-powered humanoid robot is learning to work in a factory

This is an updated version of a story first published on Jan. 4, 2026. The original video can be viewed here.  For decades, engineers have been trying to create robots that look and act human. Now, rapid advances in artificial intelligence are taking humanoids from the lab to the factory floor. As fears grow that AI … Read more

How Boston Dynamics upgraded the Atlas robot

In 2021, 60 Minutes visited the offices of robotics company Boston Dynamics and met an early model of its humanoid robot, Atlas.  It could run, jump and maintain its balance when pushed. But it was bulky, with stiff, mechanical movements.  Now, Atlas can cartwheel, dance, run with human-like fluidity, twist its arms, head and torso … Read more

As border dynamics change, priest keeps ministering to migrants and deportees

Over the past five years at the U.S.-Mexico border, the Rev. Brian Strassburger has gone from ministering to throngs of asylum-seekers in overcrowded shelters to celebrating Mass with detained and deported migrants. But while border crossings have drastically shrunk under President Donald Trump’s administration, the Jesuit priest said his mission remains centered on embodying the … Read more