In his first book, leading political commentator Aaron Bastani conjures a new politics: a vision …
The descendants of Atlas another nine years from now may plausibly have the kind of coordination typically associated with an ice skater, gymnast or sculptor. ... until 2015 Atlas had to be permanently plugged into a wall socket. Now, with its 3.7-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack, it can walk around for about an hour.
— Fully Automated Luxury Communism by Aaron Bastani (Page 83)
I used to associate the struggle of global industries for better batteries mainly with automotive needs. EVs and personally EUCs. But it actually will have major impact to generic manual labor and military service. Atlas already does parkour gymnastics: youtu.be/tF4DML7FIWk