Overview
- Boston Dynamics publicly debuted Atlas at CES with a remotely piloted prototype, while saying a production version is already being built.
- A pilot line in Massachusetts can produce up to 1,000 Atlas units now, with plans for a U.S. plant targeting 30,000 robots per year by 2028.
- Hyundai plans first deployments at its Savannah, Georgia Metaplant in 2028 on parts sequencing, expanding to component assembly and heavier, repetitive tasks by about 2030.
- Atlas is described as lifting up to 110 pounds, using tactile human‑scale hands, swapping its own battery, resisting water, and operating from −4°F to 104°F with 56 degrees of freedom.
- A new Google DeepMind partnership aims to integrate foundation models for perception and task learning, complementing existing Nvidia work and a prior Atlas test at the Georgia plant.