US EditionBoston Dynamics beats Tesla to the humanoid robot punch
Boston Dynamics begins producing autonomous Atlas humanoid robots with Hyundai deployments and Google DeepMind AI integration, supporting Hyundai’s $26 billion US manufacturing investment.
- This year, Boston Dynamics began commercial production of Atlas, moving the humanoid from prototype to industrial deployment.
- Boston Dynamics said it moved after AI advances in 2024, announcing its commercial humanoid plan and citing its confidence from prior Spot and Stretch successes.
- Technical specs highlight safety features like 360-degree vision and two hot-swappable batteries, and Atlas supports tele-operation via VR or tablet plus autonomous modes.
- All Atlas units slated for production this year are already committed, with Hyundai Motor Group set to begin deploying Atlas at its Robot Metaplant Application Center in the coming months and Boston Dynamics planning to add customers in early 2027.
- Amid rival shortfalls, Boston Dynamics partnered with Google DeepMind to integrate Gemini Robotics models into Atlas, while Tesla's Optimus missed 2025 production claims of 5,000 to 10,000 units.
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Hyundai and its subsidiary Boston Dynamics presented their line of Atlas humanoid robots this Monday at the anteroom of the Consumer Electronics Fair (CES), with which they hope to revolutionize global manufacturing capacity and compete with Tesla's Optimus.
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