Inside the Robotics Race | Boston Dynamics x Hyundai Motor Group x Bloomberg Media Studios

Against the record

Atlas (electric), from Boston Dynamics, is at stage 1 of 5 on our ladder: demo only. Shown in videos or staged events; no units with customers. The latest milestone on its record is from 21 Sept 2026: Boston Dynamics opened a training center for Atlas inside Hyundai's Metaplant America campus in Georgia.

Stretch, from Boston Dynamics, is at stage 4 of 5 on our ladder: paying customers. Delivered and paid for, beyond pilots. The latest milestone on its record is from 2025: Stretch was unloading trailers at the Hermes warehouse in Haldensleben, Germany, part of Otto Group.

Spot, from Boston Dynamics, is at stage 4 of 5 on our ladder: paying customers. Delivered and paid for, beyond pilots. The latest milestone on its record is from 8 April 2026: Wichita, Kansas, city council approved buying one Spot robot for police bomb-squad work, at an estimated cost of about $330,000.

This video comes from the maker's own channel, and makers show their robots at their best. The stage above comes from dated public records, not from the video.