Atlas

Heavy — source: http://wandering-through-time-and-place.me/tag/atlas/

A couple of weeks ago, both Stripe and Boston Dyanmics launched products called Atlas.

Boston Dynamics’ Atlas is a humanoid-robot that looks like the future:

Stripe’s Atlas lets anyone in the world create a company in the United States, for $500, promising “global access to startup tools”:

In the Greek mythology, Atlas is a Titan who was condemned to hold the world on his back.

One titan is a robot who will obviously be able to lift stuff instead of having us humans lift it.

The other is a service that lets anyone become the Internet entrepreneur they’ve always wanted to be.

Both Atlas are supportive products.