COMPANY PROFILE / DRONES AND ROBOTICS
Boston Dynamics
It has built a track record with the four-legged Spot and the warehouse robot Stretch, and is now taking the electric humanoid Atlas into factories with its parent group
Boston Dynamics is a private robot company in Massachusetts, owned within Hyundai Motor Group. It has three robots: the four-legged inspection robot Spot, the box-moving warehouse robot Stretch and the humanoid Atlas. In January 2026 it introduced the product version of an electric Atlas, and in September it opened a training site for Atlas on the grounds of the group’s U.S. car plant. Factory deployment from 2028 and similar steps are plans of the company and the group, not yet confirmed. In October it also announced a change of chief executive. This profile relies only on official announcements by the company and Hyundai Motor Group, and leaves out revenue and ownership percentage, which are not disclosed. Check date: 25 October 2026.
- Boston Dynamics in 30 seconds, and where it stands in drones and robotics
- The logo and how the name is written
- Where the company sits in drones and robotics
- Scale
- Resources committed to drones and robotics
- What it has done so far
- What comes next
- What the company is aiming for in drones and robotics
- Map of partnerships in drones and robotics
- Technology, products and services
- The risks this company carries
- Glossary
- References
- Claim-to-source audit
1. Boston Dynamics in 30 seconds, and where it stands in drones and robotics
+ humanoidsSpot and Stretch are industrial and specialist robots; Atlas is the humanoid
Boston Dynamics has more than 30 years of research behind it, but you need to separate what it already sells (Spot and Stretch) from what it is about to put into the field (Atlas) Sourced. Its Spot page says more than 1,500 units are with customers, and Stretch is sold as a box-moving robot for warehouses. Atlas, by contrast, was introduced in “product version” in January 2026, yet the company’s own boilerplate in October 2026 still calls it an electric humanoid platform “in development”, and real factory deployment is planned for 2028 or later. Its first big customer is also its parent, Hyundai Motor Group, whose U.S. plant is where Atlas is being trained.
2. The logo and how the name is written
A note on names: the name is Boston Dynamics (two words). It sits within Hyundai Motor Group, which also includes separate companies such as Hyundai Motor Company, Kia and Hyundai Mobis. Its sister company RAI (Robotics and AI Institute) is a separate organisation. The logo is the official logo file with only the empty margin above and below trimmed (the artwork is unchanged).
Official site: https://bostondynamics.com/3. Where the company sits in drones and robotics
Companies in drones and robotics are easier to understand if you sort them into four types by what they build and who buys it. Boston Dynamics sells Spot and Stretch as industrial and specialist robots (robots that work in factories, warehouses and inspection sites), and develops Atlas as a humanoid and physical-AI robot (human-shaped, learning with AI). Because it spans two types, the figure highlights both boxes. Physical AI means AI that moves real objects, not only text or images on a screen Sourced.
The “weakness” row in the figure is a general remark about each type, not a judgement of Boston Dynamics.
4. Scale
Boston Dynamics is private and does not publish revenue, profit or total headcount. It sits within a large group, but this profile does not cover the group’s wider business, only what we could confirm (check date: 25 October 2026).
| Item | What we could confirm | Type |
|---|---|---|
| History | Founded in 1992 when Marc Raibert spun out of the MIT Leg Lab, with Robert Playter joining soon after. BigDog in 2004, the first Atlas in 2013, Spot on sale in 2020, Stretch unveiled in 2021 and an electric Atlas shown in 2024 | Sourced |
| Headquarters and sites | Waltham, Massachusetts. In September 2026 it opened RMAC, the Atlas training site, at Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) near Savannah, Georgia | Sourced |
| Revenue and profit | Not disclosed. We do not estimate them | Sourced |
| Employees | Total not disclosed. A 2025 announcement says more than 800 employees attended a town hall, which is attendance, not headcount | Sourced |
| Relationship with the parent | Part of Hyundai Motor Group. The October 2026 announcement names the group’s Vice Chair, Jaehoon Chang, as chair of Boston Dynamics’ board. We could not confirm the ownership percentage or when the group acquired it | Sourced |
| Installed base (company figures) | 1,500+ Spot with customers (product page), used in 40+ countries. 2,000+ Spot and Stretch deployed over five years (January 2026). Hyundai Motor Group says Stretch has unloaded more than 20 million boxes since its 2023 launch | Sourced |
| Management | The 24 June 2026 announcement names Amanda McMaster as interim CEO. On 6 October 2026 it announced Rohit Prasad (formerly of Amazon) as CEO, effective 7 October | Sourced |
The deployment numbers are company figures. There is no breakdown by customer, no operating status and no share of customers that keep using the robots. The “20 million boxes” for Stretch is a figure given by Hyundai Motor Group; we could not find the same figure from Boston Dynamics itself.
5. Resources committed to drones and robotics
This table shows whether we could confirm each of four resources (people, money, outside investments or acquisitions, and ties with universities or public bodies) in official announcements. “Not stated” is also a result.
| Resource | What we could confirm | Type |
|---|---|---|
| People | Total not disclosed. The new Waltham site is expected to create 1,250 new jobs by 2033 (company expectation) | Sourced Not yet confirmed |
| Money: facilities | A plan to convert a 323,000 sq ft building in Waltham into a centre for AI, advanced manufacturing, research and training. The company plans to invest US$100 million and says Massachusetts approved a US$25 million EDIP award. Moves in phases from mid-2027 | Sourced Not yet confirmed |
| Money: the parent group | The group announced US$21 billion of U.S. investment, including US$6 billion to deepen ties with U.S. companies (late March 2025). It plans to buy tens of thousands of robots in the next few years, and the company says the group will become its biggest customer | Sourced Not yet confirmed |
| Outside investments, acquisitions, joint ventures | No acquisition, investment or sale of a business appears in the official materials we read (not confirmed). Partnerships are covered in Chapter 9, including FieldAI and Google DeepMind | Not confirmed |
| Public bodies | The Massachusetts EDIP approval above. Atlas training takes place at RMAC, inside the group’s U.S. plant. Defence-related contracts are outside the scope of this profile | Sourced |
| Universities and research bodies | The company spun out of the MIT Leg Lab in 1992. A 2025 announcement also mentions Toyota Research Institute. We could not confirm the content of any joint research | Sourced (content not confirmed) |
The table below lists the main products and facilities that the company’s own materials let us confirm (check date: 25 October 2026). Specifications are the company’s stated values.
| Name | Kind | Main specifications and results (company claims, with conditions) | Stage | Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas (electric, product version) | Humanoid | 56 degrees of freedom, 1.9 m tall, 2.3 m reach, 90 kg. Lifts 50 kg briefly and 30 kg sustained. About 4 hours of battery in typical use, with a self-swap in under 3 minutes. IP67; -20 to 40 degrees C. Said to work autonomously but can also be driven with a VR headset or tablet | Product version introduced (still described as “in development” in the October 2026 company boilerplate) | 5 January 2026 | Reference 1 https://bostondynamics.com/products/atlas/ Reference 4 https://bostondynamics.com/blog/enterprise-robotics-redefined/ Reference 5 https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-unveils-new-atlas-robot/ |
| Atlas deployment (Hyundai) | Deployment plan | The company says a deployment was completed last year and a fleet is due at RMAC in 2026. The group says Atlas starts at HMGMA in 2028 with parts sequencing, moves to component assembly by 2030, and aims for a system able to build 30,000 robots a year by 2028. A September 2026 post says the group plans 25,000 units across Hyundai and Kia plants over the next few years | In training; deployment is a plan Not yet confirmed | January and September 2026 | Reference 4 https://bostondynamics.com/blog/enterprise-robotics-redefined/ Reference 6 https://www.hyundaimotorgroup.com/en/news/hyundai-motor-group-announces-ai-robotics-strategy–to-lead-human-centered-robotics-era-at-ces-2026 Reference 8 https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-opens-robotics-metaplant-application-center-to-train-humanoid-robots-for-manufacturing-tasks/ |
| Atlas hand | Component | Four fingers, 13 degrees of freedom, directly driven joints, fully enclosed actuators with no exposed cables. Pressure-type touch sensors on the fingertips and palm. Said to carry a mini-fridge of 100 lb or more (company post) | In development; fitted to Atlas | No date shown | Reference 14 https://bostondynamics.com/blog/robot-hands-for-modern-ai-and-real-work/ |
| Spot | Four-legged inspection robot | 33.8 kg with battery, up to 1.6 m/s, 300 mm maximum step, IP54, -20 to 55 degrees C, 564 Wh battery with about 90 minutes average run time, payload up to 14 kg. More than 1,500 units with customers | On sale | Checked October 2026 | Reference 2 https://bostondynamics.com/products/spot/ |
| Stretch | Warehouse box-moving robot | Handles boxes of up to 50 lb (about 22.7 kg), from plain brown to heavily printed. Said to move hundreds of cases an hour, for example when unloading containers. In 2023 Otto Group announced Stretch unloading at 10 sites from 2024 and a goal of all sites live by the end of 2025 | On sale (Otto Group rollout not confirmed) | Checked October 2026 | Reference 3 https://bostondynamics.com/products/stretch/ Reference 11 https://bostondynamics.com/news/otto-group-teams-up-with-boston-dynamics-to-strengthen-logistics-operations/ |
| Orbit / AIVI-Learning | Fleet management and visual-inspection software | Image analysis for Spot inspections now uses Google’s Gemini Robotics ER 1.6, live for enrolled customers as of 8 April 2026. Data sharing is required, and the company says data is shared only with Boston Dynamics | In service | 8 April 2026 | Reference 13 https://bostondynamics.com/blog/aivi-learning-now-powered-google-gemini-robotics/ |
“Plan” and “in training” in the stage column do not mean the outcome is settled. Real Spot use, such as security at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, is covered in Chapter 10.
6. What it has done so far
| When | What happened | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Marc Raibert spins out of the MIT Leg Lab and founds the company | Turns legged-robot research into a business |
| 2004 / 2013 | The four-legged BigDog leaves the lab / the first (hydraulic) Atlas appears | Research on whole-body balance and agility |
| 2020 / 2021 | Spot goes on sale / Stretch is unveiled | From research to products |
| 11 September 2023 | Otto Group announces a strategic agreement to deploy Spot (10+ sites) and Stretch (20+ sites) over two years | A plan to roll out both products at enterprise scale. Actual rollout not confirmed |
| 2024 | An electric Atlas is shown (company history) | From hydraulic to electric |
| 3 April 2025 | Hyundai Motor Group announces it will buy tens of thousands of robots and deepen cooperation | The company says the group will be its biggest customer |
| 5 January 2026 | Introduces the product version of the electric Atlas at CES. Hyundai Motor Group announces the Boston Dynamics and Google DeepMind partnership | A milestone in moving Atlas toward a commercial product |
| 12 March 2026 | Partners with FieldAI to run Spot autonomously at construction sites and similar places | Cooperation with an outside AI company |
| 8 April 2026 | AIVI-Learning inspection software moves to Gemini Robotics ER 1.6 | Uses an outside AI model for inspections |
| 24 June 2026 | Plans a 323,000 sq ft site in Waltham: US$100 million invested, US$25 million approved by the state | Puts manufacturing, AI and training under one roof |
| 2026 (during the tournament) | At the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Spot supports perimeter patrols at the International Broadcast Center in Dallas and at the NY/NJ stadium | A real use case (company announcement; guards make final decisions) |
| 21 September 2026 | Opens RMAC (Atlas training and validation site) at HMGMA. Atlas is in training | Training begins inside the group’s plant |
| 6 October 2026 | Announces Rohit Prasad as CEO (effective 7 October) | A change of management. The reason is not given in official materials |
7. What comes next
Everything below is a goal or plan of the company or Hyundai Motor Group, not something already achieved Not yet confirmed.
The company says it will move into the Waltham site in phases from mid-2027, and that it will launch its “third robot platform this decade” Not yet confirmed. For other industries, it says it is in talks with existing Spot and Stretch customers (manufacturing, aerospace, semiconductors, logistics, food and beverage, life sciences) about collecting data for Atlas training in 2027.
None of the following appears in the official materials we read Not yet confirmed.
The price of Atlas and when it will be delivered to outside customers; any purchase contract for Atlas from a customer other than Hyundai Motor Group; an independent performance check or safety certification of Atlas; the number of robots, period and tasks of the Atlas deployment said to have been completed in 2025; the group’s ownership percentage; and whether plans change under the new CEO.
8. What the company is aiming for in drones and robotics
This chapter includes readings the company does not state directly. They are inferences from official announcements, shown with their basis.
| What we read | Primary basis | Type |
|---|---|---|
| For now, Atlas is a product being hardened in its parent’s plants | The first customer is Hyundai; RMAC sits inside the group’s plant; the group plans to buy tens of thousands of robots, with 25,000 units and 30,000 a year in the plans | Inference |
| The Spot and Stretch installed base (2,000+ units) is a foothold for Atlas | The September 2026 post says it is talking with existing Spot and Stretch customers to continue Atlas training in 2027 | Sourced (in talks) |
| It plans to work with outside foundation models for AI | Partnerships with Google DeepMind (Atlas), Google (Orbit image inspection) and FieldAI (Spot at construction sites) were announced one after another | Inference |
| It is moving to put “AI plus robots” at the centre of management | The new CEO is a former head of AI work at Amazon, and the announcement speaks of speeding up a “Physical AI” strategy. No further reason is given | Inference |
The September 2026 post stresses that Atlas is being trained inside its parent’s plant Sourced. The advantage is that it can learn under real factory conditions (parts, carts, work sequences). From the outside, however, it also looks as if there are few chances for a third party to check performance and safety independently. The numbers published are announcements by the company and the group, and we found no independent verification. This is only our reading Not yet confirmed and not something the company has said.
9. Map of partnerships in drones and robotics
10. Technology, products and services
Boston Dynamics’ products are easier to follow as “three robots” and “the software that ties them together”.
| Item | What the company says |
|---|---|
| How Atlas moves | It works autonomously, but can also be driven with a VR headset or tablet. New tasks can be added in less than a day, and a skill learned by one robot can be rolled out to the whole fleet |
| Approach to safety | Borrowing from autonomous vehicles, it detects people and vehicles and pauses when a person comes within a set radius (fenceless operation). Padding and fewer pinch points are used. We found no third-party certification of the whole robot |
| Serviceability | Fewer motors; limbs can be replaced in the field in under five minutes, and the battery swaps itself in under three minutes |
| How Spot is used | Patrol-style equipment inspection. At the 2026 FIFA World Cup it supports perimeter patrols: when it detects a person it pauses, records with lights and cameras, raises an alert, and security staff make the final decision |
| Use of AI | Atlas learning is done with Google DeepMind; Spot image inspection integrates Google’s Gemini Robotics ER 1.6; construction-site autonomy is built with FieldAI’s foundation model |
| Stance on weaponization | It signed a joint letter pledging not to weaponize general-purpose robots and not to support others in doing so (the company’s position) |
Why the hand has no little finger: the new Atlas hand has four fingers and 13 degrees of freedom, all directly driven by one type of actuator. The company says a fifth finger would add three actuators and with them size, cost and failure risk, so after weighing function it dropped the little finger Sourced. Its guiding idea, “the best part is no part”, also helps manufacturing.
Backdrivability (joints that give when pushed): this is the property that a joint moves when an outside force pushes on it. It lets a joint yield on impact and protects the gears, and the force passes back through the gearbox so it can be sensed, close to a sense of touch Sourced. The company has not published the materials or the gear type.
Water and temperature: Atlas is IP67 (it survives brief immersion) and works from -20 to 40 degrees C, and can be rinsed for cleaning. How well the battery tolerates cold and moisture depends heavily on material choices.
The group’s mass-production know-how: Hyundai Mobis plans to supply actuators when Atlas enters mass production. The group says it wants to apply its experience in designing and mass-producing car parts to robot parts Not yet confirmed.
11. The risks this company carries
| Risk | What it is | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Atlas timing is still a plan | Deployment in 2028, 25,000 units and 30,000 a year are all group targets. Even after the product-version launch, the company’s own description says “in development” | Not yet confirmed |
| Dependence on the parent | The first big customer and the training site are both within the parent group. We could not confirm delivery to outside customers | Inference |
| Management transition | An interim CEO in June 2026 and a new CEO on 7 October. Official materials say nothing on the effect on plans | Sourced |
| Results hard to check from outside | Deployment and operating numbers are announcements by the company and the group. We found no independent verification or breakdown by customer | Sourced |
| Dependence on outside AI | Key AI pieces are built with Google and FieldAI. One feature (AIVI-Learning) requires data sharing, which the company says goes only to Boston Dynamics | Sourced |
| Safety next to people | Fenceless operation puts weight on detection and stopping. Safety standards for humanoids are still being drafted, and we found no third-party certification (see our explainer “How to read robot safety standards”) | Inference |
| Facility delays | The Waltham move is phased from mid-2027, and the RMAC expansion is also planned for 2027 | Not yet confirmed |
12. Glossary
- Humanoid
- A robot shaped like a person (head, torso, two arms, two legs).
- Quadruped robot
- A robot that walks on four legs and can handle stairs and rough ground. Spot is one.
- Physical AI
- AI that works on real objects, not only on text or images on a screen.
- Degrees of freedom (DoF)
- The number of independent directions in which joints can move. Atlas has 56 in all.
- Actuator
- The part that moves a joint (typically a motor plus a gearbox).
- Backdrivability
- The property that a joint moves when pushed from outside. It protects gears from impact and helps sense force.
- IP67
- A rating meaning dust-tight and able to survive brief immersion in water.
- Sequencing
- In a factory, picking parts and laying them out in the order they will be assembled.
- RMAC
- Robotics Metaplant Application Center, the site where Atlas is trained and validated in a factory setting.
- HMGMA
- Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America, the group’s car plant in Georgia.
- Orbit
- Boston Dynamics’ software for managing robots, collecting data and giving remote instructions.
- EDIP
- Massachusetts’ economic development incentive programme, in which the state supports jobs and investment.
13. References
- Boston Dynamics Atlas product page. Specifications (degrees of freedom, payload, battery, ingress protection). https://bostondynamics.com/products/atlas/
- Boston Dynamics Spot product page. Specifications and the installed base (1,500+ units). https://bostondynamics.com/products/spot/
- Boston Dynamics Stretch product page. Case weight and operation. https://bostondynamics.com/products/stretch/
- Boston Dynamics Enterprise Robotics, Redefined (explainer for the Atlas product version, tied to the January 2026 CES launch; the page shows no date). https://bostondynamics.com/blog/enterprise-robotics-redefined/
- Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics Unveils New Atlas Robot (5 January 2026). https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-unveils-new-atlas-robot/
- Hyundai Motor Group Hyundai Motor Group Announces AI Robotics Strategy to Lead Human-Centered Robotics Era at CES 2026 (dated 5 January 2026). Atlas deployment plan, the 30,000-a-year target, the Google DeepMind partnership and Hyundai Mobis’s role. https://www.hyundaimotorgroup.com/en/news/hyundai-motor-group-announces-ai-robotics-strategy–to-lead-human-centered-robotics-era-at-ces-2026
- Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics & Hyundai Motor Group Expand Collaboration to Drive Mobility Manufacturing & Innovation (3 April 2025). https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-hyundai-motor-group-expand-collaboration-drive-mobility-manufacturing-innovation/
- Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics Opens Robotics Metaplant Application Center to Train Humanoid Robots for Manufacturing Tasks (21 September 2026). https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-opens-robotics-metaplant-application-center-to-train-humanoid-robots-for-manufacturing-tasks/
- Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics Expands Massachusetts Footprint with New 323,000 Square Foot Facility in Waltham (24 June 2026). https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-expands-massachusetts-footprint-with-new-323000-square-foot-facility-in-waltham/
- Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics & FieldAI Partner to Bring Robots Into Uncharted, Dynamic Environments (12 March 2026). https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-fieldai-partner-to-bring-robots-into-uncharted-dynamic-environments/
- Boston Dynamics Otto Group Teams Up with Boston Dynamics to Strengthen Logistics Operations (11 September 2023). https://bostondynamics.com/news/otto-group-teams-up-with-boston-dynamics-to-strengthen-logistics-operations/
- Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics Appoints Rohit Prasad as Chief Executive Officer (6 October 2026). https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-appoints-rohit-prasad-as-chief-executive-officer/
- Boston Dynamics AIVI-Learning Is Now Powered by Google Gemini Robotics (stated live for enrolled customers as of 8 April 2026). https://bostondynamics.com/blog/aivi-learning-now-powered-google-gemini-robotics/
- Boston Dynamics Robot Hands for Modern AI and Real Work (explainer on the new Atlas hand; the page shows no date). https://bostondynamics.com/blog/robot-hands-for-modern-ai-and-real-work/
- Boston Dynamics Securing the FIFA World Cup 2026 (Spot used in security). https://bostondynamics.com/blog/securing-the-fifa-world-cup-2026/
- Boston Dynamics General Purpose Robots Should Not Be Weaponized (joint letter by robot makers pledging not to weaponize). https://bostondynamics.com/news/general-purpose-robots-should-not-be-weaponized/
- Boston Dynamics Company overview and history page (1992 spin-off from the MIT Leg Lab; timeline of Atlas, Spot and Stretch). https://bostondynamics.com/about/
14. Claim-to-source audit
| Claim in the text | Type | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Spot, Stretch and Atlas as the three products; the 1992 spin-off from the MIT Leg Lab and the timeline | Sourced | Reference 17 https://bostondynamics.com/about/ |
| Atlas specifications (56 DoF, 1.9 m, 90 kg, 50 kg peak and 30 kg sustained, 4-hour battery, IP67, -20 to 40 degrees C) | Sourced | Reference 1 https://bostondynamics.com/products/atlas/ Reference 4 https://bostondynamics.com/blog/enterprise-robotics-redefined/ |
| Product version of the electric Atlas introduced at CES on 5 January 2026; self-swapping battery, field-replaceable limbs, fenceless operation | Sourced | Reference 4 https://bostondynamics.com/blog/enterprise-robotics-redefined/ Reference 5 https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-unveils-new-atlas-robot/ |
| Atlas hand (four fingers, 13 DoF, direct drive, touch sensors) and why the little finger was dropped | Sourced | Reference 14 https://bostondynamics.com/blog/robot-hands-for-modern-ai-and-real-work/ |
| Spot specifications (33.8 kg, 1.6 m/s, IP54, 90-minute battery, 14 kg payload) and 1,500+ units with customers | Sourced | Reference 2 https://bostondynamics.com/products/spot/ |
| Stretch specifications (up to 50 lb, hundreds of cases an hour) | Sourced | Reference 3 https://bostondynamics.com/products/stretch/ |
| 2,000+ Spot and Stretch deployed (January 2026) | Sourced | Reference 4 https://bostondynamics.com/blog/enterprise-robotics-redefined/ |
| Hyundai Motor Group’s Atlas deployment plan (2028, 2030, 30,000 a year, Mobis actuators, Google DeepMind) | Not yet confirmed | Reference 6 https://www.hyundaimotorgroup.com/en/news/hyundai-motor-group-announces-ai-robotics-strategy–to-lead-human-centered-robotics-era-at-ces-2026 |
| The group’s plan to buy tens of thousands of robots and become the biggest customer (April 2025) | Sourced | Reference 7 https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-hyundai-motor-group-expand-collaboration-drive-mobility-manufacturing-innovation/ |
| RMAC opening (21 September 2026), 25,000-unit plan, 2027 expansion | Sourced | Reference 8 https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-opens-robotics-metaplant-application-center-to-train-humanoid-robots-for-manufacturing-tasks/ |
| New Waltham site (US$100M, 1,250 jobs, state US$25M, moves from mid-2027) | Sourced | Reference 9 https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-expands-massachusetts-footprint-with-new-323000-square-foot-facility-in-waltham/ |
| FieldAI partnership (12 March 2026) | Sourced | Reference 10 https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-fieldai-partner-to-bring-robots-into-uncharted-dynamic-environments/ |
| Otto Group agreement (11 September 2023; Spot 10+ sites, Stretch 20+ sites planned) | Sourced | Reference 11 https://bostondynamics.com/news/otto-group-teams-up-with-boston-dynamics-to-strengthen-logistics-operations/ |
| Rohit Prasad as CEO (effective 7 October 2026), interim CEO in June 2026, group Vice Chair as board chair | Sourced | Reference 12 https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-appoints-rohit-prasad-as-chief-executive-officer/ Reference 9 https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-expands-massachusetts-footprint-with-new-323000-square-foot-facility-in-waltham/ |
| Gemini Robotics ER 1.6 in AIVI-Learning (as of 8 April 2026) and the data-sharing requirement | Sourced | Reference 13 https://bostondynamics.com/blog/aivi-learning-now-powered-google-gemini-robotics/ |
| Spot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup | Sourced | Reference 15 https://bostondynamics.com/blog/securing-the-fifa-world-cup-2026/ |
| The company’s pledge not to weaponize general-purpose robots | Sourced | Reference 16 https://bostondynamics.com/news/general-purpose-robots-should-not-be-weaponized/ |
| Revenue, profit, headcount, ownership percentage, Atlas price and outside delivery date, independent checks, third-party safety certification | Not yet confirmed | Not in the official materials we read. We do not claim they do not exist Reference 17 https://bostondynamics.com/about/ |
| Acquisitions, investments, and the content of any university research | Not yet confirmed | Not in the official materials we read Reference 10 https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-fieldai-partner-to-bring-robots-into-uncharted-dynamic-environments/ |
| Spanning two types (industrial and specialist robots; humanoids) | Our calculation | This article’s own classification |
| The reading that Atlas is for now hardened in its parent’s plants | Inference | This article’s interpretation (basis: References 6, 7 and 8) |
| The reading that it will work with outside foundation models | Inference | This article’s interpretation (basis: References 6, 10 and 13) |
| The reading that the new CEO puts AI at the centre of management | Inference | This article’s interpretation (basis: Reference 12) |
| Safety standards for humanoids are still being drafted and third-party certification is unconfirmed | Inference | This article’s interpretation (see our explainer on robot safety standards) |
Last updated 25 October 2026 / Troy Technical
Figures in this article come from Boston Dynamics’ official website and Hyundai Motor Group’s official announcement. No research-firm estimates (including third-party forecasts quoted in company announcements) or press-based figures have been used. Deployments, shipments and targets are company or group claims and plans, with no independent verification found. Passages marked “Inference” are this article’s interpretation of primary sources, not statements made by the company.