Boston Dynamics
- Total funding
- N/A — Hyundai-owned
- Valuation
- ~$3.3B (Hyundai full buyout, Jul 2026)
- Founded
- 1992
- Headquarters
- Waltham, MA, USA
- Segment
- Full Humanoid OEM
- Status
- Active
- Founders
- Marc Raibert (Founder); Robert Playter (CEO)
- Website
- bostondynamics.com
Latest research
Updated Sep 7, 2026Boston Dynamics moved the fully electric Atlas from research platform to product in 2026, beginning manufacturing at its Boston headquarters and committing all 2026 output to two customers. Note: the most recent verifiable Atlas milestones sit somewhat outside the 60-day window — the production announcement was January 2026 and the CES award recognition was published in May 2026 — with no newer primary announcement surfaced in this research cycle.
- Boston Dynamics announced it will manufacture the product version of Atlas at its Boston headquarters immediately, with deployments scheduled at Hyundai and Google DeepMind (January 2026).
- All Atlas deployments are fully committed for 2026, with fleets shipping to Hyundai's Robotics Metaplant Application Center (RMAC) and Google DeepMind; additional customers are planned for early 2027.
- CEO Robert Playter on the new Atlas: 'This is the best robot we have ever built.'
- Atlas is slated for deployment at Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America in Savannah, Georgia by 2028, initially on processes with proven safety and quality benefits such as parts handling.
- Atlas was named Best Robot in the Best of CES 2026 Awards by CNET Group.
- Hyundai Motor Group has stated intent to deploy tens of thousands of Boston Dynamics robots across its facilities, with Hyundai Mobis supplying actuators for Atlas.
Notes
56 DOF, 50kg payload. Amanda McMaster interim CEO/CFO after Robert Playter retired Feb 2026. ~1,300 employees. | MIT spin-off; 30+ years of locomotion research. New all-electric Atlas for commercial deployment. Spot sold commercially at $75K. Hyundai targeting 30K units/year.
Availability
Atlas (Electric): Hyundai-internal deployment; no public sale
Partners & deployments
Hyundai Georgia EV plant (2028 target, 30K units/yr goal)