We got feedback from Robotic community, they are interested in the hand simulation, as well as the bipedal natural movement. Still a long way to go but we are making exciting baby steps

came here to say the same thing! after Atlas' recent backflip video, it doesn't seem impossible! I would guess however that this is actually way harder to perform for a robot than a backflip.

You are right, dribbling is much harder than backflip because you need not only balancing control for the lower body but also arm and hands control to interact with a physically simulated object - the ball.

yeah. there are other videos that are actually more related, such as Atlas running whilst being pushed by someone with a stick. Clearly it's capable to adjust movement to unexpected external events, which seems like a stepping-stone towards dribbling (probably wont be able to predict perfectly how the ball will bounce). Still, based only on public videos, they have a long way to go.

I haven't seen a video from them in a while though, so who knows, maybe Atlas is already working his ballgame in secret somewhere.