I Got Up Close and Personal With Boston Dynamics' New Atlas Robot

Boston Dynamics CEO says his humanoid robots will need to learn a new task in 48 hours before deployment

Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter told Business Insider that Atlas, the humanoid robot, will eventually work the assembly line of a factory.Patricia De Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty ImagesHyundai's Boston Dynamics unveiled the latest version of Atlas, a 200-pound humanoid robot.Hyundai plans to deploy the robots at its Georgia factory by 2028.Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter told Business Insider what needs to happen to get there.Two years. That…

I Got Up Close and Personal With Boston Dynamics' New Atlas Robot

Before Atlas takes its first steps into the world of work later this year, I found myself face-to-face with CES 2026's most talked-about robot on the show floor.

Hyundai reveals unexpected new use for humanoid robots: '[It] doesn't have to move like a person does'

Hyundai is getting ready to deploy humanoid robots in manufacturing electric vehicles, according to WSBTV. At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, Hyundai showed off the latest robot from its subsidiary, Boston Dynamics. The robot was the newest iteration of Atlas, a product that prominently features 360 degrees of movement in multiple joints. This allows Atlas to move in some decidedly surreal ways, such as by fully rotating its torso and ben…

Hyundai unveils humanoid robot at CES 2026

Hyundai unveiled its Atlas humanoid robot at CES 2026 this week, calling it the “Ferrari version of a humanoid” and announcing plans to deploy it in manufacturing facilities within the next few years.

Hyundai VP Says Humanoid Robots Still Have ‘Long Way’ to Go

A Hyundai robotics engineer cautioned that humanoid robots remain far from meeting public expectations, even as the South Korean automaker’s Boston Dynamics unit unveiled its electric Atlas robot at CES 2026 to compete directly with Tesla’s Optimus. The interview comes as the American company’s announcement of its new humanoid robot ‘Atlas’ — unveiled earlier this week at the CES 2026. Unlike the previous hydraulic version, the electric Atlas is…