Overview
- Boston Dynamics said the final Atlas model is now being built in Boston, 2026 orders are fully booked, and first units will ship in the coming months to Hyundai’s Robotics Metaplant Application Center and Google DeepMind, with more customers slated for early 2027.
- Hyundai outlined a phased deployment in Georgia that begins with parts sorting in 2028 and progresses to components assembly by 2030 as the company scales robots for high‑risk and repetitive tasks.
- Atlas is specified for factory use with 56 degrees of freedom, full‑rotation joints, a 1.9 m stature, 2.3 m reach, up to 50 kg lifts, IP67 protection, and an operating range from −20°C to 40°C.
- The robot supports low‑supervision operation including autonomous navigation to charging, self‑battery swap, and task replication across fleets via the Orbit platform’s links to MES and WMS systems, with autonomous, teleop, and tablet control modes.
- Boston Dynamics announced integrations with Google DeepMind’s foundation models and named Hyundai Mobis as the actuator supplier, while Hyundai detailed a broader U.S. investment including a planned robot factory targeting roughly 30,000 units per year.