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Builds the Atlas electric humanoid, the Spot quadruped and the Stretch warehouse robot; owned by Hyundai Motor Group.

Leader Rohit Prasad, Chief Executive OfficerBased in Waltham, MassachusettsShares part of Hyundai Motor Company (Korea Exchange: 005380)Group Humanoid makers · US & Europe · robots built in the US and Europebostondynamics.com its news page

Where it stands: Spot and Stretch sold to commercial customers; Atlas in training at Hyundai's Robotics Metaplant Application Center in Georgia, opened 21 Sep 2026 source

Hyundai took control in 2021 and in July 2026 moved to buy SoftBank's remaining ~10% stake; a Hyundai executive told Reuters (14 Sep 2026) an IPO is unlikely in 2027. source

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Latest1 Oct 2026Robot handPrototype

Atlas hand (new generation)

A new four-fingered hand for the Atlas humanoid that drops the pinky and adds a more dexterous thumb. Every joint is directly driven by one type of fully enclosed actuator, with dense pressure sensors on fingertips and palm. Boston Dynamics says it is built for simulation-trained (sim-to-real) learning and designed with mass manufacturing in mind.

13 degrees of freedom (thumb 4, three fingers 3 each; previous hand had 7)
4 fingers

Source: Boston Dynamics blog · more

5 Jan 2026HumanoidPilots

Atlas (product version)

Boston Dynamics' fully electric humanoid, unveiled in product form at CES 2026 for industrial work such as parts sequencing, machine tending and order building. It can swap its own batteries and connects to the Orbit fleet software. Hyundai is training Atlas at its Georgia Metaplant application center and plans to deploy 25,000 units across Hyundai and Kia plants.

Height 1.9 m (6.2 ft)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Lift 50 kg (110 lb) instant, 30 kg (66 lb) sustained
Reach 2.3 m (7.5 ft)
56 degrees of freedom
Battery life 4 hours, self-swappable
IP67; operating temperature -20 to 40°C

Source: Boston Dynamics Atlas page · more · more

Timeline · customers, money, people, products

6 Oct 2026LeadershipBoston Dynamics appointed Rohit Prasad Chief Executive Officer, effective 7 October 2026. Boston Dynamics press release
1 Oct 2026ProductBoston Dynamics showed a new four-fingered, 13-degree-of-freedom hand for Atlas, built for simulation-trained learning. Boston Dynamics blog
21 Sep 2026CustomerOpened the Robotics Metaplant Application Center at Hyundai's Georgia Metaplant to train Atlas; Hyundai plans 25,000 Atlas units and a 30,000-robot-a-year US factory. Boston Dynamics press release
14 Sep 2026ListingA Hyundai executive told Reuters a Boston Dynamics IPO is unlikely in 2027, because Atlas is not yet deployed at scale and the company is unprofitable. Reported Reuters (via The Star)
16 Jul 2026MoneyHyundai Motor Group said it would buy SoftBank's remaining 9.65% stake after SoftBank exercised a put option, making Boston Dynamics wholly owned. Reported The Korea Times
24 Jun 2026MoneyAnnounced a $100 million, 323,000 sq ft robotics and AI center in Waltham, Massachusetts, projecting 1,250 new jobs by 2033. Boston Dynamics press release
12 Mar 2026PartnerPartnership with FieldAI to pair Spot with FieldAI's foundation models for autonomous construction-site inspection, mapping and progress tracking. Boston Dynamics press release
10 Feb 2026LeadershipCEO Robert Playter said he would step down after 30 years at the company; CFO Amanda McMaster stood in as interim CEO. Reported TechCrunch
5 Jan 2026PartnerBoston Dynamics and Google DeepMind formed an AI partnership to bring Gemini Robotics foundation models to the new Atlas, starting in automotive. Boston Dynamics blog
5 Jan 2026ProductUnveiled the product version of the electric Atlas humanoid at CES 2026 in Las Vegas. Boston Dynamics newsroom

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