Overview
Atlas (Electric) is Boston Dynamics’ fully electric, fifth-generation humanoid, revealed in April 2024 to replace the retired hydraulic Atlas and launched as a production-ready product at CES on January 5, 2026. Boston Dynamics is now wholly owned by Hyundai Motor Group.
Tech specs
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Height | 1.9 m (6.2 ft) |
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
| Payload / lift | 50 kg instant / 30 kg sustained; reach 2.3 m |
| Degrees of freedom | 56 (fully rotational joints, beyond human range) |
| Hands | Three-fingered gripper (~7 actuators) with palm camera and tactile sensing |
| Battery | ~4 h; self-swappable (autonomously docks, swaps, resumes) |
| Environment | IP67; operating range -20°C to 40°C |
| Sensors | 360° cameras, tactile sensing, proprioception feeding the AI |
| Status | Production launched January 2026; field testing at Hyundai; not on open sale |
Pricing
Atlas is not sold on the open market and has no public list price; the entire 2026 production run is committed to Hyundai Motor Group and Google DeepMind.
AI & autonomy
Atlas is driven by Large Behavior Models (LBMs): a single neural network trained on teleoperation demonstrations to control the whole robot, developed through the Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Institute partnership begun in October 2024. Reporting also points to Google DeepMind’s Gemini Robotics as a higher-level reasoning layer.
Deployment & traction
Hyundai completed its 100% acquisition of Boston Dynamics from SoftBank in June 2026. The production-ready Atlas debuted at CES in January 2026 and is in field testing at Hyundai’s Metaplant in Georgia. Hyundai’s US investment plan includes a robotics factory targeting roughly 30,000 Atlas units per year, with Hyundai Mobis supplying actuators.