Boston Dynamics

• Atlas
• Spot
• Spot Arm
• Stretch

• Atlas Hyundai Kia Target 25000 Units 20260921

  Target of 25,000 Atlas units across Hyundai and Kia plants - 2026-09-21 - Hyundai Motor Group - Hyundai and Kia global automotive plants - Hyundai Motor Group plans to expand Atlas across Hyundai and Kia plants toward 25,000 units over the next few years. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Atlas 2026 Deployment Book Status

  all 2026 Atlas deployments fully committed - 2026-01-05 - Boston Dynamics reported that all Atlas deployments for 2026 were fully committed. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Atlas Product Version Manufacturing Start

  product-version manufacturing began January 5, 2026 - 2026-01-05 - Boston Dynamics said it would begin manufacturing the product version of Atlas immediately after its January 5, 2026 unveiling. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Target Annual Capacity Robots

  30,000 robots/year - 2026-01-05 - Hyundai Motor Group - automotive manufacturing - Hyundai Motor Group said it aims to establish a scalable production system capable of manufacturing 30,000 robot units annually by 2028 for Atlas deployment across industrial sites. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Atlas Rmac Training Operational 20260921

  Atlas training programme operational at RMAC - 2026-09-21 - Hyundai Motor Group - automotive manufacturing training and validation - Atlas robots are training at the operational Robotics Metaplant Application Center inside Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America on automotive parts logistics and sequencing. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Inspection Frequency

  hourly inspections - 2026-07-08 - Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Barcelona - Coca-Cola Europacific Partners uses Spot at its Barcelona production site for hourly autonomous inspections after roughly 18–24 months of site use reported in the case study. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Inspection Duration

  complete culvert scan in under 10 minutes - 2026-04-08 - Caltrans Northern California - Caltrans used Spot to scan a damaged highway culvert in under ten minutes and later deployed it for a bridge-soffit inspection; the case reports more than $50,000 in avoided costs. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Active Factory Inspection

  routine factory data capture and inspection - 2026-02-18 - ST Engineering MRAS factory - ST Engineering MRAS uses Spot for routine factory data capture and inspection to support digital-twin and maintenance workflows. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Trained Operators

  six trained Spot operators - 2026-02-11 - Oswego County Sheriff’s Office - Oswego County added Spot to its emergency-response robotics fleet and trained six sheriff’s deputies as drone pilots and Spot operators. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Compressed Air Leaks Detected

  39 leaks in the first month - 2026-01-26 - ZF Active Safety France - Automotive braking-system manufacturing plant - At ZF Active Safety France’s Bouzonville plant, configured Spot inspections found 39 compressed-air leaks during the first month, a result attributed to plant manager Lionel Champlon. - source posture: Third Party Reported

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• Atlas Named Scheduled Fleet Recipients Min

  at least 2 named scheduled fleet recipients - 2026-01-05 - Hyundai Robotics Metaplant Application Center; Google DeepMind - industrial deployment and AI model development - Boston Dynamics named Hyundai RMAC and Google DeepMind as recipients of Atlas fleets scheduled to ship during 2026. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Inspection Mission Duration

  2-hour autonomous missions - 2025-06-17 - Cargill Amsterdam Multiseed - Cargill’s Amsterdam Multiseed plant has run a Spot pilot since mid-2024; autonomous inspection missions last about two hours and include hourly scans at selected assets. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Measurement Points

  188 measurement points - 2025-05-08 - J-POWER Onikobe Geothermal Power Plant - J-POWER introduced Spot at Onikobe in 2022 for smart maintenance; the disclosed programme runs six missions covering 188 measurement points. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Inspection Actions Per Mission

  about 40 actions per mission - 2025-04-07 - POSCO Gwangyang Steelworks - POSCO has used Spot for blast-furnace inspection since 2023; it runs two Autowalk missions multiple times a day, with about 40 thermal-camera actions per mission. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Daily Case Throughput

  10,000 cases per day - 2025-03-26 - Gap Inc. Gallatin distribution centre - Gap’s Stretch deployment unloads about 10,000 cases per day with one or two people, compared with 12–15 people for the prior manual process. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Active Factory Inspection

  recurring day-and-night inspections - 2025-02-25 - Ash Grove Cement Seattle - Ash Grove Cement deployed Spot at its Seattle plant for recurring day-and-night equipment inspections in an operating cement-manufacturing environment. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Case Unloading Throughput

  up to 1,200 cases per hour - 2024-10-29 - Arvato Louisville - Arvato’s Louisville operation uses Stretch to unload floor-loaded trailers at up to 1,200 cases per hour. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Assets Inspected Per Mission

  about 700 assets per mission - 2024-10-23 - Michelin US5 Lexington - Michelin’s US5 plant runs seven Spot inspection missions covering about 700 assets per mission; the programme generated 72 work orders and identified 66 air leaks. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Active Warehouse Deployment

  Stretch deployed at Haldensleben - 2024-09-19 - Otto Group / Hermes Fulfilment Haldensleben - Otto Group deployed Stretch at Hermes Fulfilment’s Haldensleben logistics centre for trailer unloading; older multi-robot expansion plans are not counted as achieved. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Inspection Points

  300 inspection points - 2024-07-01 - Novo Nordisk production site - Novo Nordisk’s January 2024 Spot pilot mapped roughly 300 inspection points for autonomous inspection work in a pharmaceutical production environment. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Active Factory Inspection

  Spot acquired for automated factory inspections in 2023 - 2024-07-01 - BMW Group Plant Hams Hall - BMW Group Plant Hams Hall acquired Spot in 2023 for automated inspections that feed data into the plant’s digital twin, alongside ad-hoc production-line measurements. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Inspection Frequency

  daily inspections - 2024-02-20 - Chevron Bakersfield cogeneration facility - After proof-of-concept work, Chevron moved Spot into a production role at its Bakersfield cogeneration facility for daily inspections; its fleet also expanded to two named refineries in summer 2023. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Weekly Inspections

  1,800 inspections per week - 2024-01-10 - AB InBev Leuven brewery - Spot conducts 1,800 inspections each week across ten packaging lines at AB InBev’s Leuven brewery; in its first six months it found nearly 150 anomalies and reduced average repair time to 13 days. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Pilot Inspection Points

  60 thermal-image points - 2023-12-12 - Southern Power Plant Wansley - Southern Company piloted Spot at Plant Wansley in fall 2022; one HRSG route captured thermal images at 60 points and sent results into its asset-management workflow. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Recurring Inspection Program

  30+ autonomous missions - 2023-10-30 - Nestlé Purina factory - Nestlé Purina deployed Spot for recurring thermal and acoustic packaging-line inspections; the case study reports more than 30 programmed missions, including routes that run hourly. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Routine Autonomous Inspection

  routine autonomous visual and thermal inspections - 2023-10-10 - Woodside Energy Pluto LNG - Woodside launched its Spector data-capture service at Pluto LNG, using Spot for routine autonomous visual and thermal inspections linked to the FUSE digital twin. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Inspection Frequency

  one manual energized-hall inspection every two weeks - 2023-07-10 - National Grid Sandy Pond Converter Station - By July 2023, National Grid had moved Spot from pilot work into regular production inspections at Sandy Pond, including autonomous grounds missions and a manual energized-hall mission every two weeks. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Daily Autonomous Capture

  daily autonomous overnight reality capture - 2023-04-11 - Turner Construction data-centre projects - Turner Construction used Spot with DroneDeploy and an Insta360 camera for autonomous overnight reality capture on large data-centre construction sites, scheduled to repeat daily. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Active Inspection Program

  Spot integrated into inspection process - 2023-03-29 - RATP Paris Métro - RATP integrated its Spot robot, Perceval, into the inspection process for difficult-to-access Paris Métro infrastructure. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Active Customer Site

  first commercial Stretch deployment - 2023-01-31 - DHL Supply Chain - trailer unloading - DHL Supply Chain achieved the first commercial deployment of Boston Dynamics Stretch for trailer and container unloading. - source posture: Customer Disclosed

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• Inspection Point Scale

  thousands of inspection points - 2023-01-04 - GlobalFoundries Burlington - GlobalFoundries uses Spot with Levatas for autonomous predictive-maintenance missions spanning thousands of inspection points at its Burlington semiconductor facility. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Historical Field Pilot

  nuclear-site inspection pilot - 2022-10-19 - Dominion Energy - Dominion Energy evaluated Spot for remote inspection work at a nuclear-energy site; the fact is retained as a historical pilot, not an active fleet claim. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Historical Research Pilot

  mine-research pilot begun in 2020 - 2022-10-12 - LKAB and Luleå University of Technology - LKAB and Luleå University of Technology used Spot in a mine-research pilot begun in 2020; the row records the bounded historical field programme. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Deployed Units

  14 Spot units operating - 2026-08-30 - Intel Foundry - Semiconductor-fab inspections - Fourteen Boston Dynamics Spot units operate across six Intel Foundry facilities; a target of 30 units is forward-looking and excluded from the deployed count. - source posture: Third Party Reported

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Exact-product configurations are shown without inferring supply, purchase, customer status, standard fit, deployment or partnership.

• Spot with NXP Attention Front End

  2026-05-19 - Evaluation - Connected - NXP showed its Attention Front End integrated on a Boston Dynamics Spot while evaluating multimodal conversational AI at the edge.

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• Atlas with Xsens MVN motion-capture system

  Prototype - Trained With - Boston Dynamics used Xsens MVN-captured human-motion data in an Atlas humanoid training pipeline documented by Xsens.

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• Spot with Leica BLK ARC

  Reference Design - Mounted - Leica BLK ARC is a commercial autonomous scanning payload designed to mount on and operate with Boston Dynamics Spot.

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Supply chain relationships

• Hwashin Precision

  Supplier Evaluation - Boston Dynamics reportedly evaluated Hwashin Precision for lightweight aluminium structures that could be used in Atlas leg, body and joint modules.

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• Hyundai Mobis

  Supplier Evaluation - Boston Dynamics reportedly assessed Hyundai Mobis for a broader Atlas component role beyond its confirmed actuator supply, including grippers.

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• SOSLAB

  Supplier Evaluation - Boston Dynamics reportedly evaluated SOSLAB as a potential lidar supplier for Atlas perception systems.

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• Hyundai Mobis

  Inbound - actuation and motion control - Hyundai Mobis will develop and supply actuators for Boston Dynamics’ next-generation Atlas humanoid

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• Field AI

  Inbound - Software - FieldAI supplies Field Foundation Models integrated with Spot for autonomous construction-site operations

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• LG Innotek

  Inbound - Perception - Boston Dynamics and LG Innotek are developing vision-sensing components intended for installation on Atlas

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• Beckhoff Automation

  Inbound - Robotics Components - Beckhoff Automation supplies EtherCAT I/O and TwinSAFE safety modules for Boston Dynamics’s Stretch robot

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• Rajant Corporation

  Inbound - Communications - Boston Dynamics offers the Rajant Kinetic Mesh Radio Kit as an optional Spot communications payload

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• Carnegie Robotics

  Inbound - Manufacturing Services - Carnegie Robotics engineers and manufactures the Spot CAM+IR payload for Boston Dynamics

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• Velodyne Lidar

  Inbound - Sensing - Velodyne signed a multi-year lidar agreement for Boston Dynamics mobile robots, including Spot

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• Teledyne FLIR

  Inbound - Perception - Boston Dynamics Spot configurations integrate Teledyne FLIR MUVE C360 gas sensors and control APIs

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• NVIDIA

  Inbound - Robotics Compute - NVIDIA identifies Boston Dynamics as an early Jetson Thor adopter

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• Xsens Technologies

  Inbound - Robotics Software - Xsens MVN motion capture supplied human-motion data used to train Boston Dynamics Atlas behaviors

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• Trimble Inc.

  Inbound - Perception - Trimble Inc. supplies perception to Boston Dynamics for Trimble X7 + FieldLink on Spot

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• Intuitive Robots

  Outbound - Equipment - Boston Dynamics supplies Boston Dynamics Spot robots for Intuitive Robots inspection solutions

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• Asylon

  Outbound - Robot Platform - Asylon DroneDog is built on the Boston Dynamics Spot robot platform

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• Rohit Prasad - Chief Executive Officer
• Marc Raibert - Founder

• National Robotarium runs Spot research over private 5G

  2025-07-30 - Research Publication - The research team had three Spot units, including an Enterprise model with a 5G-capable modem. A remote agricultural trial used Spot to collect crop images at sites kilometres from the control point. A separate project used a Meta Quest 3 interface to guide Spot through an outdoor industrial test area.

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Media library

• Spot at company headquarters

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• Stretch case handling

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• Spot in the field

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• Marc Raibert with Spot

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• Spot in an industrial setting

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• Boston Dynamics team and Spot

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• Atlas company media

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• Spot at Cargill

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Durable technical documents and official media for Boston Dynamics platforms. Product announcements and generic press coverage are intentionally excluded.

• Spot robot specifications

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• Spot and Site Hub security white paper

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• Spot SDK documentation

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• Spot Arm specifications

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Events

• 2026-10-06 - Executive Hire - Boston Dynamics appoints Rohit Prasad chief executive

  He spent 12 years at Amazon, most recently as senior vice president and head scientist for Alexa and artificial general intelligence. His Amazon work included Alexa and the Nova foundation-model family; earlier he spent nearly 14 years at Raytheon BBN Technologies. A proposed appointment to Boston Dynamics’ board remains subject to the relevant approval process.

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• 2026-10-01 - Demonstration - Boston Dynamics details Atlas GR3 hand and sim-to-real manipulation tests

  GR3 has 13 directly actuated degrees of freedom, compared with seven on the previous GR2 hand; its opposable thumb has four and each other finger has three. Dense pressure-sensitive tactile sensors cover the fingertips and palm, complementing actuator proprioception and backdrivable joints. Initial dynamic-task policies were trained with domain randomization and transferred to hardware using high-rate actuator proprioception for feedback.

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• 2026-09-22 - Deployment - LS Electric puts two Spot robots into regular Busan plant operation

  The robots inspect vacuum pressure drying equipment and collect heat, noise and vibration data for predictive maintenance. They also support AIVI and environmental monitoring inside the plant. Future AI-model development and expansion to additional sites remain plans, not part of the current deployment.

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• 2026-09-21 - Facility Opening - Boston Dynamics opens Atlas training center at Hyundai Metaplant

  Atlas robots are training inside the manufacturing environment on parts logistics and sequencing ahead of assembly. The first RMAC phase is operational and is scheduled to move into a building approximately ten times larger in 2027. Hyundai plans to expand Atlas across Hyundai and Kia plants toward 25,000 units over the next few years and establish U.S. capacity for 30,000 robots annually.

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• 2026-09-14 - Market Signal - Boston Dynamics IPO unlikely in 2027 as Atlas scale-up continues

  Boston Dynamics recorded a KRW 528.4 billion loss in 2025, while cumulative losses from 2021 through 2025 reached nearly KRW 1.7 trillion. Atlas has not yet been deployed at scale; Hyundai plans to begin deployment at its Georgia vehicle plant in 2028. Hyundai’s existing target is manufacturing capacity of 30,000 robots annually by 2028, which remains a forward-looking capacity goal rather than achieved output.

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• 2026-09-10 - Product Launch - Boston Dynamics releases Spot & Orbit 5.2

  The release adds software workflows connecting inspection data, enterprise systems and robot actions. Orbit 5.2 expands APIs and fleet-management tooling used to coordinate Spot deployments. This is a software release for the existing Spot and Orbit stack, not a new robot product.

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• 2026-09-08 - Company Formation - Dynamic Creatures emerges from stealth with SnowJay character-robot platform

  SnowJay combines learning-based control, real-time perception, behavioural programming, character design and costuming. The company is already developing guest-facing experiences with a large theme park and retailer. Its model includes character systems built on Boston Dynamics and other platforms, fully custom robots and leasing for platform-based characters.

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• 2026-08-03 - Partnership - Boston Dynamics expands Createc reseller and technology partnership

  Createc became an authorised Boston Dynamics reseller and technology provider after more than six years of collaboration. The agreement grants Createc global nuclear-sector authorisation, UK industrial-market representation and enterprise asset-management coverage across the UK and Republic of Ireland. Createc uses Spot for autonomous inspections in nuclear and power environments, including hazardous or difficult-to-access areas.

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• 2026-07-22 - Deployment - Mariana Minerals begins deploying Spot at Copper One

  Spot is intended to automate routine inspections and collect field data for Mariana Minerals’ software framework. The deployment is scoped to the Copper One facility near Moab, Utah. The rollout was in progress when announced; fleet size was not disclosed.

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• 2026-07-16 - Acquisition - Hyundai shareholders pursue acquisition of SoftBank’s remaining Boston Dynamics stake

  The proposed transaction would consolidate Boston Dynamics ownership among Hyundai group shareholders. Hyundai framed the move around an end-to-end AI robotics value chain spanning hardware, models, data and manufacturing. The acquisition remains pending regulatory approvals and settlement and should not be treated as completed.

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• 2026-07-05 - Demonstration - Atlas presents match ball during FIFA World Cup halftime demonstration

  Atlas carried the ceremonial match ball to the referee and performed goal celebrations during the July 5 halftime activation. The team trained whole-body behaviors with reinforcement learning and tested the robot on outdoor turf under stadium-like lighting, noise and communications conditions.

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• 2026-06-29 - Market Signal - Boston Dynamics evaluates Korean suppliers for Atlas production

  Around 10 Boston Dynamics engineers reportedly evaluated more than 10 Korean automotive-parts factories over nearly a month. Named candidates included Hyundai Mobis, Hwashin Precision and SOS Lab across actuators, grippers, limb modules, lightweight aluminium structures and lidar. The companies were being evaluated for production capability and engineering expertise; the report did not identify final supplier awards.

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• 2026-06-24 - Facility Opening - Boston Dynamics announces 323,000-square-foot Waltham robotics and AI center

  The facility will consolidate three nearby operations and expand advanced manufacturing, AI, workforce training and R&D capabilities. Massachusetts awarded a $25 million EDIP incentive tied to renovation and buildout for Atlas, Spot and Stretch operations. Boston Dynamics expects to create 1,250 new jobs by 2033 and begin phased move-in during mid-2027.

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• 2026-06-19 - Market Signal - Boston Dynamics reportedly set to become wholly owned by Hyundai

  The planned purchase covers SoftBank Group's remaining 9.65% holding. The transaction would move Boston Dynamics from majority ownership to full Hyundai Group ownership.

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• 2026-06-04 - Demonstration - Atlas performs Ghost Rabona football move using reinforcement learning

  Boston Dynamics trained Atlas to perform the previously unseen Ghost Rabona using optical motion capture of human movement and reinforcement learning. The move combines a fake step-over, crossed-leg rabona kick, takeoff and landing, and balance recovery, requiring whole-body coordination and dynamic control. Atlas learned the policy through thousands of parallel simulations on cloud GPUs before the learned skill was deployed to hardware, illustrating transfer from simulation to physical motion.

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• 2026-05-01 - Org Change - Boston Dynamics sees C-suite departures amid pressure to accelerate Atlas production

  Semafor reported a recent C-suite exodus at Boston Dynamics, including the CEO, COO, chief strategy officer and CTO. Former employees told Semafor the departures came amid board pressure over Boston Dynamics' narrowing lead against humanoid competitors. Former employees also said Boston Dynamics was producing roughly four Atlas humanoid robots per month while preparing to open a new manufacturing facility.

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• 2026-04-21 - Partnership - Mariana Minerals and Boston Dynamics announce planned Spot deployment at Copper One copper mine

  Mariana Minerals and Boston Dynamics announced plans to deploy Spot at Mariana's Copper One copper mine and refinery in southeastern Utah. The stated use case is safety monitoring and site inspection, with Spot integrated into MarianaOS as a mobile sensor platform rather than operating as a standalone inspection robot. The announcement frames this as the second in a series of technology deployments at Copper One, but does not disclose start-of-operations timing or site-scale rollout details.

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• 2026-04-10 - Partnership - Kia and Boston Dynamics advance Atlas humanoid deployment in manufacturing

  Kia and Boston Dynamics outlined plans to bring Atlas humanoid robots into automotive manufacturing workflows. The companies positioned Atlas as part of a broader push to integrate advanced robotics into production environments. The announcement describes forward-looking deployment plans rather than confirmed live industrial operations.

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• 2026-03-12 - Partnership - Boston Dynamics and FieldAI Partner to Deploy Robots in Dynamic Environments

  • Boston Dynamics and FieldAI announced a partnership to deploy robots in uncharted and dynamic environments. • The collaboration integrates FieldAI's Field Foundation Models with Boston Dynamics' Spot robot. • This integration enables Spot to autonomously operate in complex, real-world settings without prior maps or predefined routes.

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• 2026-02-06 - Deployment - Oswego County Drone Program Deploys Boston Dynamics' Spot Robot

  • The Oswego County Emergency Management Office received a $400 donation from Stewart's Shops in Minetto. • The funds were allocated to purchase equipment for the county's drone and robotic program, including Boston Dynamics' Spot robot. • This equipment was deployed to assist in public safety incidents such as law enforcement activities, fire response, and search and rescue operations.

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• 2026-01-26 - Deployment - Boston Dynamics Spot inspects ZF’s Bouzonville plant with Intuitive Robots

  Plant manager Lionel Champlon credited the robot with detecting 39 compressed-air leaks in its first month. The configured robot reads gauges, checks filter status and performs thermal and acoustic inspections. Intuitive Robots handled site assessment, team training, AI adaptation and autonomous-mission implementation.

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• 2026-01-08 - Partnership - Hyundai Mobis forms strategic collaboration framework with Boston Dynamics

  Hyundai Mobis and Boston Dynamics announced a strategic collaboration framework on humanoid components. The partnership references actuator and component collaboration aimed at scaling future deployment. Boston Dynamics builds high-performance mobile robots including Spot for industrial and field inspection, Stretch for warehouse trailer unloading, and Atlas for advanced humanoid mobility.

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• 2026-01-07 - Partnership - Hyundai Mobis agrees to supply Atlas robot actuators

  Boston Dynamics became Hyundai Mobis’s first official robotics-sector customer under the agreement. The programme covers actuator development, manufacturing and quality assurance for the next-generation Atlas platform. Hyundai Mobis plans to apply its automotive component engineering, evaluation and mass-production systems to the robot-joint supply chain.

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• 2026-01-05 - Product Launch - Boston Dynamics announces product version of Atlas® robot

  Third-generation platform, following earlier models. Signals intent to scale deployments in industrial environments. Capabilities include enhanced strength and adaptability for diverse tasks.

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• 2026-01-05 - Partnership - Boston Dynamics and Google DeepMind partner to bring Gemini Robotics to Atlas

  The companies announced the partnership at CES 2026 in Las Vegas and said joint research would begin in 2026. The work will combine Gemini Robotics foundation models with a fleet of new Atlas robots, with visual-language-action models identified as a focus. The programme targets industrial humanoid tasks and is expected to begin with automotive manufacturing applications.

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• 2025-11-17 - Deployment - Cargill deploys Boston Dynamics' Spot robot in Amsterdam

  • Cargill introduced Boston Dynamics' four-legged robot, Spot, at its Amsterdam Multiseed crush and refinery plant. • Spot performed approximately 10,000 autonomous inspections per week, capturing thermal, acoustic, and visual data across rapeseed and sun. • The robot identified maintenance issues such as equipment overheating, product leaks, and ventilation faults, alerting operators before p.

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• 2025-08-01 - Deployment - Boston Dynamics Spot performs daily inspections at Intel Foundry

  Intel Foundry uses Spot across six facilities for daily inspections, with 14 units operating and a target of 30; the robots navigate complex environments and stream inspection data to centralized monitoring systems. The quadrupeds carry RealSense depth cameras alongside thermal cameras, acoustic imagers and lidar to inspect operating fabs while reducing worker exposure and improving coverage. The case study says deployment began in June 2023 and that RealSense cameras support depth perception, hazard avoidance and remote livestreaming for global robot management.

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• 2025-07-30 - Research Publication - National Robotarium runs Spot research over private 5G

  The research team had three Spot units, including an Enterprise model with a 5G-capable modem. A remote agricultural trial used Spot to collect crop images at sites kilometres from the control point. A separate project used a Meta Quest 3 interface to guide Spot through an outdoor industrial test area.

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• 2025-05-19 - Partnership - NVIDIA powers humanoid robot industry with Isaac GR00T platform adopted by Agility, Boston Dynamics, Fourier and others

  NVIDIA released Isaac GR00T N foundation models enabling humanoid robots to perform complex manipulation tasks via natural language commands. Agility Robotics, Boston Dynamics, Fourier, Galbot, Mentee Robotics, NEURA Robotics, General Robotics, Skild AI, and XPENG Robotics are adopting the NVIDIA Isaac platform. AeiRobot, Lightwheel, Foxlink, and NEURA Robotics are early adopters of GR00T N models; Foxconn and Foxlink use GR00T-Mimic blueprints for manufacturing.

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• 2025-05-13 - Partnership - DHL Group signs MOU with Boston Dynamics for 1,000-plus robot deployment

  A new agreement with Boston Dynamics scales DHL Group's Stretch deployments and accelerates cross-business automation strategy. Building on the proven success of Boston Dynamics’ Stretch robot—designed for case handling and initially deployed by DHL to automate container unloading—the agreement paves the way for the global deployment of more than 1,000 additional units.

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• 2025-05-12 - Partnership - Boston Dynamics, LG Innotek co-develop vision system for Atlas humanoid

  The research teams plan to combine sensing components to help robots perceive their surroundings in darkness, low visibility and poor weather. The planned Atlas integration will draw on LG Innotek's mobile-camera technology.

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• 2025-04-28 - Demonstration - Boston Dynamics demonstrates DextrAH-RGB grasp policies on Atlas test stand

  The Atlas manipulation test stand practised a range of grasps using reinforcement-learning policies trained with NVIDIA DextrAH-RGB. The demonstration paired stereo-RGB perception with dexterous grasp control on Atlas hardware.

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• 2025-03-26 - Deployment - Boston Dynamics Stretch unloads trailers for Gap

  Stretch's mobile base, robotic arm, vacuum gripper and wireless telescopic conveyor let it unload floor-loaded cartons without a fixed conveyor inside the trailer. At Gap's 1.4-million-square-foot Gallatin, Tennessee distribution center, the robot handles apparel cartons within a lidar-defined safety perimeter. Boston Dynamics says a one- or two-person team can process up to 10,000 cases per day, compared with 12–15 people in the previous workflow; Label Sense and Multipick extend the load-handling capability.

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• 2025-03-18 - Deployment - Boston Dynamics' Spot Deployed for Remote Operations at Sellafield

  AtkinsRéalis and Sellafield Ltd successfully operated the Spot robot remotely from an off-site location. The trial demonstrated the potential for virtual site access on nuclear-licensed sites. Spot has been used to inspect areas, capture data, and perform tasks in hazardous environments at Sellafield.

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• 2025-02-05 - Partnership - Boston Dynamics and RAI Institute Partner to Advance Humanoid Robots Through Reinforcement Learning

  The partnership focuses on using reinforcement learning to build dynamic and generalizable capabilities on the Atlas robot. Objectives include developing sim-to-real mobility, improving whole-body loco-manipulation, and exploring full-body contact strategies. This collaboration builds upon previous joint development work on Spot’s Reinforcement Learning Researcher Kit.

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• 2024-10-29 - Deployment - Arvato Logistics deploys Boston Dynamics' Stretch robots in Louisville warehouse

  • Arvato Logistics deployed two Boston Dynamics Stretch robots at its Louisville, Kentucky warehouse. • The robots autonomously unload various loose-loaded boxes from containers, handling packages up to 23 kilograms and operating continuously for up to 16 hours. • This deployment is part of a partnership to implement a total of ten Stretch robots across multiple Arvato locations.

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• 2024-10-29 - Deployment - Boston Dynamics deploys first two Stretch robots at Arvato Louisville

  The robots unload loose-loaded cartons from containers and place them onto a conveyor using a vision-guided suction gripper. Stretch handles packages weighing up to 23 kilograms and can operate for up to 16 hours. The initial programme covers ten Stretch robots across Arvato sites in the United States and Europe.

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• 2024-10-16 - Partnership - Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Institute announce humanoid robotics partnership

  The research partnership aims to accelerate the development of general-purpose humanoid robots utilizing TRI’s Large Behavior Models and Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot . Shows CES Chicago Detroit Los Angeles New York SEMA Global Shows What’s New What’s New for 2027 What’s New for 2026 What’s New for 2025 Press Kits Images & Videos Pricing Corporate Latest News Sales & Financial Manufacturing in the U.S. Boston Dynamics announced a robotics update reported at pressroom.toyota.com.

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• 2024-10-16 - Capability - Boston Dynamics and TRI use large behavior models for Atlas manipulation

  Some of the collected data includes the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously It contains the domain, initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit), and session number (increments for each subsequent session)

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• 2023-07-10 - Deployment - National Grid moves Spot into regular Sandy Pond inspections

  Spot traversed the property autonomously with an infrared camera to inspect equipment for hot spots. Operators also guided Spot through the energized thyristor hall once every two weeks. The production workflow increased access beyond the site’s former annual hall inspection and six-month infrared-check cadence.

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• 2023-06-20 - Product Launch - Boston Dynamics Releases Spot 3.3 with Enhanced Inspection Features

  Spot 3.3 introduces new features and hardware to improve autonomous inspections. Enhancements include flexible autonomy, repeatable data capture, and enterprise integrations. The update aims to make inspection rounds safer and more efficient for customers.

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• 2023-03-16 - Partnership - Stretch from Boston Dynamics puts mobile robots at the forefront in intralogistics technology

  The technical configuration includes EtherCAT I/O and TwinSAFE safety modules. The work is scoped to Stretch robot. The announcement identifies a named and bounded programme or configuration.

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• 2023-01-31 - Deployment - DHL deploys Boston Dynamics Stretch commercially

  DHL commercially deployed Boston Dynamics Stretch for automated truck unloading. Stretch was deployed as part of DHL accelerated warehouse automation program. The deployment is a named early commercial warehouse use case for Boston Dynamics' mobile manipulation robot.

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• 2023-01-31 - Deployment - DHL Supply Chain achieves first commercial deployment of Boston Dynamics' Stretch robot

  DHL Supply Chain invested $15M to deploy Boston Dynamics Stretch robots in North American warehouse operations. Stretch is used for unloading floor-loaded containers, marking a first commercial deployment milestone for the platform.

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• 2022-06-28 - Commercial Order - Velodyne signs multi-year lidar agreement with Boston Dynamics

  The lidar supplies real-time 3D data for localization, mapping, object classification and object tracking. The sensors are intended for indoor and outdoor operation across changing lighting, temperature and precipitation conditions.

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• 2022-06-13 - Deployment - Boston Dynamics Deploys Spot Robots at Ontario Power Generation

  Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has deployed five Boston Dynamics Spot robots across various divisions. The robots assist in tasks such as inspections and research and development missions. OPG is collaborating with Boston Dynamics to establish an in-house maintenance program for the Spot fleet.

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• 2022-03-28 - Product Launch - Boston Dynamics Launches Stretch Robot for Commercial Purchase

  Stretch is a mobile robot designed to unload floor-loaded trailers and containers in warehouses. The robot can handle packages up to 50 pounds and operates autonomously within existing warehouse infrastructure. All units scheduled for 2022 delivery were sold out due to strong demand from early customers like DHL Supply Chain and Gap.

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• 2022-03-19 - Commercial Order - FDNY Purchases Two Boston Dynamics Spot Robots for Search and Rescue

  • The New York City Fire Department purchased two Spot robotic dogs from Boston Dynamics, each costing approximately $75,000. • The 70-pound robots were acquired for use in hazardous materials situations and search and rescue operations. • FDNY became the first fire department in the United States to acquire these robots.

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• 2022-01-26 - Market Signal - DHL Supply Chain becomes Stretch’s first commercial customer

  • DHL Supply Chain invested $15 million in Boston Dynamics' Stretch robots to automate warehouse operations in North America. • The multi-year agreement includes deploying Stretch robots to multiple DHL warehouses over the next three years. • Stretch robots will initially be used for unloading trucks at select DHL facilities.

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• 2021-10-19 - Partnership - Trimble launches turnkey autonomous robotic scanning solution

  Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today the release of the Trimble® X7 3D laser scanner and Trimble FieldLink software fully integrated with Boston Dynamics. This exclusive turnkey solution from Trimble, jointly developed with Boston Dynamics, facilitates autonomous operation on construction sites and takes advantage of the robot's unique capabilities to navigate challenging, dynamic and potentially unsafe environments.

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• 2021-08-23 - Product Launch - Hyundai, Boston Dynamics show Atlas industrial humanoid; LG shows CLOiD home robot

  What does it take for a robot to run, flip, vault, and leap like an athlete?. Perception for Parkour Robot perception algorithms are used to convert data from sensors like cameras and lidar into something useful for decision making and planning physical actions.

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• 2021-06-30 - Award - Spot selected for 2021 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award

  • Boston Dynamics' quadruped robot, Spot, was selected for the 2021 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award. • The award recognized Spot's innovative capabilities in the robotics field. • The RBR50 list celebrates forward-thinking organizations and their impactful creations.

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• 2021-06-25 - Partnership - NASA's NeBula enables Spot to explore Martian-like caves

  • NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) integrated its NeBula autonomy and AI system with Boston Dynamics' Spot robot. • The combined system autonomously explored Martian-like caves on Earth without prior maps or human guidance. • This demonstration showcased the robot's ability to navigate extreme terrains independently.

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• 2021-06-21 - Acquisition - Hyundai completes USD 1.1 billion acquisition of Boston Dynamics

  Hyundai Motor Group completed its acquisition of an 80% controlling stake in Boston Dynamics from SoftBank Group. The transaction valued Boston Dynamics at USD 1.1 billion; that figure is a deal value, not a funding round or post-money valuation. SoftBank retained a 20% stake, while Boston Dynamics became part of Hyundai Motor Group following the closing.

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• 2021-03-04 - Partnership - Boston Dynamics partners with BrasfieldGorrie and DroneDeploy to automate construction site documentation

  The collaboration utilizes Spot to streamline monitoring processes, reducing time and costs associated with manual documentation. This partnership aims to enhance efficiency on construction sites, allowing workers to focus on more valuable tasks.

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• 2020-12-11 - Acquisition - Hyundai Motor Group to Acquire Controlling Interest in Boston Dynamics from Softbank Group

  Hyundai Motor Group will acquire a controlling interest in Boston Dynamics for $1.1 billion. The acquisition aims to enhance robotics and mobility technologies for smart logistics and autonomous vehicles. Boston Dynamics builds high-performance mobile robots including Spot for industrial and field inspection, Stretch for warehouse trailer unloading, and Atlas for advanced humanoid mobility.

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• 2020-11-13 - Deployment - BP Deploys Boston Dynamics' Spot Robot on Mad Dog Platform

  BP deployed Boston Dynamics' quadruped robot, Spot, on its Mad Dog platform in the Gulf of Mexico to enhance safety and operational efficiency. Spot is programmed to perform tasks such as reading gauges, inspecting for corrosion, mapping the facility, and detecting methane leaks. The deployment aims to reduce human exposure to hazardous environments and free up personnel for more complex tasks.

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• 2020-10-20 - Partnership - Trimble and Boston Dynamics form construction robotics alliance

  The jointly developed solution combined Spot autonomous mobility with Trimble sensors and field software for site scans, surveying and progress monitoring. Trimble received exclusivity to sell and support Spot with integrated scanning, total-station and GNSS technologies for the construction market. Mortenson piloted Spot with Trimble SPS986 GNSS at solar farms to document site conditions, while general availability was planned for the second quarter of 2021.

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• 2020-09-09 - Market Signal - Boston Dynamics expands Spot robot sales to Europe and Canada

  Boston Dynamics expanded commercial Spot sales to the European Union, United Kingdom and Canada. The expansion followed Spot’s U.S. launch and Early Adopter Program. European users including Foster + Partners, Merck KGaA and Kvaerner Stord had integrated Spot into operations.

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• 2020-06-16 - Product Launch - Boston Dynamics launches Spot for purchase to enhance industrial efficiency

  Early adopters have demonstrated Spot's ability to reduce risks in various industrial processes. The availability of Spot marks a significant step in the adoption of agile mobile robots. Boston Dynamics builds high-performance mobile robots including Spot for industrial and field inspection, Stretch for warehouse trailer unloading, and Atlas for advanced humanoid mobility.

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• 2020-02-03 - Deployment - Boston Dynamics deploys Spot at insideFPL for storm data collection

  Deploys Spot in field environments for real-time storm data collection. Enables improved data coverage while minimizing risk to human operators. Signals strategic partnership with insideFPL for enhanced operational efficiency.

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• 2019-04-02 - Acquisition - Boston Dynamics acquires Kinema Systems to bolster deep learning and vision capabilities

  Boston Dynamics acquired Kinema Systems, a Bay Area company developing deep-learning 3D vision for robotic pick-and-place logistics. Kinema Pick was rebranded as the Boston Dynamics Pick System, which the company said it would continue selling and supporting. Boston Dynamics initially planned to use Kinema technology with Handle as it expanded from research robots into warehouse logistics.

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Profile notes

• Boston Dynamics abandoned Handle's balancing design and reused its warehouse lessons in Stretch

  reviewed 2026-07-20 - Handle demonstrated wheeled balancing and pallet handling but never became a product. Stretch retained warehouse perception and box-manipulation work while switching to a stable mobile base for truck unloading. Stretch is a successor programme shaped by Handle, not its production version or rename.

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Relationships

• Hyundai Glovis

  Logistics Robotics Partner - Hyundai Glovis and Boston Dynamics integrate logistics robots, including Stretch depalletising and planned Spot inspection.

• Intuitive Robots

  Certified Spot Integrator - Intuitive Robots distributes and integrates Boston Dynamics Spot for industrial inspection and remote-operation deployments.

• NVIDIA

  Platform Support - Boston Dynamics is documented using NVIDIA Isaac and Jetson technologies for robot learning and deployment.

• Certis

  Spot Quadruped - Boston Dynamics Spot quadruped integrated into Certis security and inspection deployments.

• LS Electric

  Deployment Partner - Two Boston Dynamics Spot robots entered regular inspection service at LS Electric's Busan transformer plant after a two-month trial.

• Mariana Minerals

  Announced Spot Deployment - Boston Dynamics Spot was being deployed by Mariana Minerals at the Copper One facility for inspection-data capture.

• Hyundai Motor Company

  Atlas Training And Deployment Customer - Boston Dynamics trains Atlas at Hyundai Motor Group's Metaplant America for automotive parts logistics and sequencing.

• Google DeepMind

  Atlas Deployment Partner - Boston Dynamics committed Atlas fleets for Google DeepMind deployment in 2026.

• Intel Foundry

  Robot Deployment - Boston Dynamics Spot is used for inspection at Intel Foundry semiconductor facilities.

• DHL Supply Chain

  Warehouse Deployment Customer - Boston Dynamics Stretch was commercially deployed by DHL Supply Chain for warehouse truck-unloading automation.

• National Grid

  Inspection Deployment - National Grid used Boston Dynamics Spot for safety inspections at the Sandy Pond substation.

• Hyundai Motor Group

  Acquired Company - Hyundai Motor Group shareholders are pursuing acquisition of SoftBank’s remaining Boston Dynamics stake, subject to approvals and settlement.

• Google DeepMind

  Gemini Robotics Collaboration - Google DeepMind Gemini Robotics; public materials reference Boston Dynamics among partners.

• Dynamic Creatures

  Official Entertainment And Hospitality Robotics Partner - Dynamic Creatures is Boston Dynamics’ entertainment and hospitality partner for guest-facing character robots.

• Createc

  Authorised Reseller And Technology Provider - Boston Dynamics authorised Createc as a reseller and technology provider for Spot inspection and asset-management deployments.

• Kia

  Manufacturing / Atlas Deployment Collaboration - Boston Dynamics and Kia plan Atlas humanoid workflows for automotive manufacturing.

• DHL Group

  Deployment Customer - DHL signed an MOU with Boston Dynamics covering more than 1,000 additional Stretch robots across its operations.

• LG Innotek

  Vision System Development Partner - LG Innotek and Boston Dynamics are co-developing vision-sensing systems for Atlas.

• Toyota Research Institute

  Partnership Counterparty - Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Institute combined Atlas hardware with TRI large behavior models in a joint research programme.

• NASA

  Partner - Boston Dynamics collaborated with NASA on robotics research and development, including testing humanoid robots for space applications.

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Context tags

• Bipedal humanoid robot builders - Peer Group - Official Atlas product page establishes a complete industrial humanoid as a defining company product range alongside Spot and Stretch: https://bostondynamics.com/products/atlas/
• Autonomous navigation - Capability - Spot can operate autonomously, dynamically replan around obstacles and self-right.
• Quadruped robotics builder - Peer Group - Official Boston Dynamics material documents Spot as a defining agile quadruped mobile robot family: https://bostondynamics.com/products/spot/
• Industrial inspection robotics - Workflow - Boston Dynamics positions Spot for routine and hazardous industrial inspections.
• Industrial asset inspection - Workflow - Spot is marketed for routine and hazardous inspections in industrial sites.
• Industrial facilities - Customer Environment - Spot is positioned for industrial inspection environments.
• Autonomous docking - Capability - Spot supports autonomous charging.
• Robot OEM - Stack Layer - Builds complete Atlas and Spot robotic systems
• Humanoid builders - Stack Layer - Core peer group: Atlas humanoid platform
• Facility patrol - Workflow - Spot deployed for facility patrol and security monitoring
• Legged locomotion - Capability - Spot is a quadruped platform with legged mobility
• Robot fleet operations - Capability - Spot industrial inspection packages support repeated facility-monitoring operation.
• Industrial inspection - Workflow - Spot used for industrial inspection, patrol and asset monitoring
• Bipedal locomotion - Capability - Atlas demonstrates advanced bipedal locomotion
• Commercial deployment - Commercial Stage - Spot commercially deployed; Atlas in pilot phase
• Legged inspection robotics - Peer Group - Spot deployed for industrial inspection and monitoring
• Factories - Customer Environment - Deployed across industrial facilities, plants and energy sites

3 commercial events; 3 commercial orders; latest event 2022-06-28

• Commercial order - Boston Dynamics announces DHL as Stretch's first commercial customer - source: bostondynamics.com
• 2022-06-28 - Commercial order - Velodyne signs multi-year lidar agreement with Boston Dynamics - source: businesswire.com
• 2022-03-19 - Commercial order - FDNY Purchases Two Boston Dynamics Spot Robots for Search and Rescue - source: firehouse.com