"Remember when Elon Musk predicted that there would be thousands of Optimus robots at Tesla factories by the end of 2025? Well, that didn't happen, but competitor Boston Dynamics has just announced that its humanoid robot, Atlas, is going to the big time. Not only is Boston Dynamics beginning commercial production of the final version of Atlas, but it's also solidified plans to deploy tens of thousands of Atlas units at Hyundai Motor Group manufacturing facilities."
"In addition to its planned Hyundai deployments this year, Boston Dynamics also announced a partnership with Google DeepMind at CES that will see the pair working out how to integrate Gemini Robotics AI foundation models into Atlas to, according to Boston Dynamics, "give the robot greater cognitive capabilities." Those two commitments mean that all the Atlas units slated for production this year are spoken for, but Boston Dynamics noted it's planning to add additional customers in early 2027."
Boston Dynamics has begun commercial production of the final Atlas humanoid and plans to deploy tens of thousands of units at Hyundai Motor Group manufacturing facilities. Hyundai, the majority shareholder, will begin deployments at its Robot Metaplant Application Center in the coming months and plans a U.S. robotics factory able to produce 30,000 robots per year as part of a $26 billion U.S. manufacturing investment. Boston Dynamics announced a partnership with Google DeepMind to integrate Gemini Robotics AI foundation models into Atlas to give the robot greater cognitive capabilities. All Atlas units slated for production this year are already committed, with additional customers planned in early 2027.
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