HumanoidsFactory humanoid
Atlas (electric)
Atlas is Boston Dynamics' all-electric humanoid robot, which replaced its older hydraulic Atlas in 2024. It is meant for factory work such as moving and sorting parts, starting in car plants of its owner, Hyundai. Boston Dynamics blog, 17 Apr 2024
- Evidence
- No customer evidence yet
- Human help
- Not disclosed
- Last milestone
- 21 Sept 2026
01Can I get it?
Not yet
- Where it works today
- Being trained for car-factory work at a center on Hyundai's Metaplant America campus near Savannah, Georgia. Not on sale. The Robot Report, 6 Oct 2026
- Published price
- No published price in our sources.
- Human help
- The maker hasn't said whether people help it remotely.
02Track record
What has actually happened
Every milestone is dated and links to the page it comes from. Lines marked company-reported rest on the maker's own word.
03Promised vs delivered
What the maker said, and when
Dated targets the maker set in public, against what has happened since.
- Said5 Jan 2026
Working at Hyundai's Georgia plant by 2028
Hyundai said Atlas would be put to work at its Metaplant America factory in Georgia by 2028, sorting and lining up parts. Hyundai Motor Group press release, 5 Jan 2026
Still pendingA training center for Atlas opened at the Georgia site in September 2026.
- SaidJan 2026
US factory for 30,000 robots a year by 2028
Hyundai aims to be able to build 30,000 robots a year in the US by 2028. Korea Herald, 15 Jan 2026
Still pending - Said5 Jan 2026
Assembling car parts by 2030
Hyundai said that by 2030 Atlas would also help assemble car components. Hyundai Motor Group press release, 5 Jan 2026
Still pending
04Safety and incidents
What has gone wrong
No crashes, recalls or regulator reports in our sources. That is not proof none happened; we add them when a regulator or trusted outlet reports one.
On video
What it looks like, at stage 1
Videos from the maker show the robot at its best. The stage comes from the dated record above, not from what a video shows.
Machine, Assemble, Repair: How We Build Atlas | Boston Dynamics
New Hands for Atlas | Boston Dynamics
Inside the Robotics Race | Boston Dynamics x Hyundai Motor Group x Bloomberg Media Studios
What is a robot surgeon? #askaroboticist #bostondynamics #robotics
Why Does Atlas Have A Head? #askaroboticist #bostondynamics
Atlas' Journey to FIFA World Cup 2026™ | Boston DynamicsHow we placed it
The rule, not an opinion
Stages are worked out by published rules from the dated milestones above. We never rate robots, and no maker can pay to change a stage.
- 5
Regulator-cleared or mass market
A regulator has cleared it where approval applies: FDA clearance or approval for a medical robot, a permit to run with no one aboard for a self-driving vehicle, or an FAA approval for routine drone flights. Or: Widely sold: sales in the hundreds of thousands, or a product category you can buy in ordinary shops.
- 4
Paying customers
Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.
- 3
Pilot
Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.
- 2
Pre-orders
Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.
- 1
Demo onlyThis robot
Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.
No pre-order, pilot, paying customer or clearance is on record yet.
What we couldn't confirm. Could not confirm from an opened page that 2026 Atlas units go to Hyundai and Google DeepMind, or whether the CES 2026 demo was remote-controlled (reported by AP, which could not be opened). Hyundai is Boston Dynamics' parent, so its plans count as company-reported.
Sources
- 01Boston Dynamics blog, 17 Apr 2024
- 02The Robot Report, 6 Oct 2026
- 03Hyundai Motor Group press release, 5 Jan 2026
- 04Electrek, 22 Oct 2026
- 05Korea Herald, 15 Jan 2026
Cite this page
Robotics Verdict. “Atlas (electric) (Boston Dynamics): how far has it got?” roboticsverdict.com/robots/boston-dynamics-atlas. Checked 19 October 2026.