US EditionHyundai and Boston Dynamics unveil humanoid robot Atlas at CES
Hyundai plans to produce 30,000 Atlas robots annually by 2028 to automate high-risk factory tasks and reduce worker strain, with AI partnerships enhancing robot capabilities.
- On Monday at CES in Las Vegas, Boston Dynamics and Hyundai Motor Group publicly demonstrated Atlas as a life-sized prototype walked onstage, introduced by Zachary Jackowski.
- Hyundai Motor Group plans to scale robotics with Boston Dynamics and aims to produce 30,000 robots by 2028, while Google DeepMind will supply AI foundation models to accelerate Atlas development.
- The company highlighted technical features including Atlas lifting 110 pounds, reaching 7.5 feet, operating from-4 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit, with a four-hour self-swapping battery and teleoperator and autonomous modes.
- Hyundai said it will deploy Atlas at its Savannah Metaplant in 2028, starting with parts sequencing and aiming for component assembly by 2030.
- The announcement intensifies a race among humanoid developers as Atlas competes with Tesla Optimus and Figure AI, while experts and labor representatives warn technical challenges and job impacts remain after a Georgia plant immigration raid last year.
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CES 2026 Read and watch our complete CES coverage here Updated less than 1 hour ago Boston Dynamics is showcasing its remarkable Atlas humanoid robot at CES 2026 in Las Vegas this week, and footage of the autonomous machine at an unveiling event may cause your jaw to head south. The Massachussetts-based company has been […]
Presented at the CES in Las Vegas, the Atlas robot is expected to integrate the South Korean manufacturer's assembly lines from 2028. ...
The new generation Atlas can withstand both cold and heat, replaces its own battery, and even talks to other Atlases.
Hyundai Motor Group has announced that it will put humanoid robots to work in its factories from 2028, the BBC reports. The South Korean carmaker on Monday unveiled Atlas, a humanoid robot developed by Boston Dynamics, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Hyundai, which owns Boston Dynamics, plans to “integrate Atlas into its global manufacturing network,” including its plant in the US state of Georgia, which was the site of a ma…
Las Vegas (USA), 5 Jan (EFE).-Hyundai and its subsidiary Boston Dynamics presented their line of Atlas humanoid robots, which they hope to revolutionize global manufacturing capacity and compete with Tesla’s Optimus, on Monday at the prelude to the Consumer Electronics Fair (CES). South Korean automaker has fully entered the competition of humanoid robots by the hand of Boston Dynamics, an American company owned by Hyundai, to lead factory optim…
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