Company
Boston Dynamics
One of the most iconic names in robotics, founded 1992 (MIT spinout) and acquired by Hyundai Motor Group in June 2021 at a ~$1.1 billion valuation.
- Founded
- 1992
- HQ
- Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
- Status
- Hyundai subsidiary
- Funding
- $1.1B
- Models
- 5
- Deployments
- 3
- Patents
- 10
Verified profile
21
Sources on record
2
Tracked changes
Updated 14 days ago
Last verified change
Overview
One of the most iconic names in robotics, founded 1992 (MIT spinout) and acquired by Hyundai Motor Group in June 2021 at a ~$1.1 billion valuation. Best known for headline-grabbing demonstrations, its current humanoid is the all-electric Atlas (a full redesign of the original hydraulic Atlas), now moving into commercial factory work with Hyundai. Its quadruped Spot is the company's established commercial success (industrial inspection, security, research), informing its robots-as-a-service pricing and field-support models. Deployments: the electric Atlas is being deployed into Hyundai's manufacturing operations (including the Georgia Metaplant Application Center), beginning with material-handling/evaluation tasks and progressing toward production-line work; software is developed with Hyundai operational data and a DeepMind partnership. Boston Dynamics has stated plans for up to 30,000 Atlas units per year by 2028 through Hyundai (a forward capacity plan, not current output). Atlas won Best Robot / Best of CES at CES 2026. Valuation note: following the CES 2026 Atlas demonstration, Boston Dynamics is undergoing a significant valuation re-rating: Korean securities firms have implied valuations of roughly $21-28 billion and bullish analysts have floated IPO targets of $85B+, but these are implied/speculative figures, not a confirmed raise or IPO. The company is widely noted as pre-commercial on humanoids (Atlas) even as Spot is commercially proven.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 3 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Models (5)
View all models →Current platform
Orbit
Boston Dynamics' Orbit (formerly Scout) is robot fleet-management software that centralizes operations across sites and robots (Spot, Stretch, and eventually Atlas), with dashboards and AI-driven anomaly detection (debris, spills, corrosion) from captured inspection data.
Current platform
Handle
Handle was Boston Dynamics' wheeled-legged mobile robot (introduced 2017) designed for logistics tasks such as moving boxes in warehouses; it combined wheels and legs for dynamic balance and informed the design of the company's later Stretch box-handling robot.
Current platform
Spot
Spot is Boston Dynamics' commercially available quadruped robot for autonomous inspection and reality capture. Carrying laser scanners and 360-degree cameras, it runs repeatable Autowalk missions (record a path once, then execute autonomously with dynamic obstacle avoidance) and is widely used for industrial inspection across energy, utilities, manufacturing and construction; the Scout software manages fleets and missions. Roughly 1,500+ units are deployed globally (base price ~$74,500). It is distinct from Boston Dynamics' Stretch warehouse case-handling robot (see boston-dynamics-stretch) and the Atlas humanoid (see boston-dynamics-atlas), sharing only the manufacturer.
Current platform
Stretch
Stretch is Boston Dynamics' commercial warehouse robot: a vacuum-gripper arm mounted on an omnidirectional wheeled base, designed for truck and container unloading and case handling at roughly 800 boxes per hour (cases up to 50 lb). It has been available for commercial purchase since 2023 and is recorded at commercial maturity, with verified customers including DHL Supply Chain (a $15 million pre-order and the first commercial deployment), Performance Team (a Maersk company), Gap, H&M, NFI ($10 million), and Otto Group (20-plus facilities). It is distinct from Boston Dynamics' Spot quadruped and Atlas humanoid (see boston-dynamics-atlas), sharing only the manufacturer.
Current platform
Atlas
Boston Dynamics' humanoid robot. The current generation is all-electric (a redesign from the earlier hydraulic research platform), aimed at industrial/manufacturing tasks, with early real-environment testing at Hyundai's Metaplant America factory (Boston Dynamics' parent company).
Relationships
Founders (1)
- Marc Raibertsolefounded 1992-06-01
Board (1)
- Milan Kovac director
Former / Previously (5)
- Kyle Edelberg Engineersecondary-verified
- Kevin Garell Led Global Services & Supportsecondary-verified
- Marc Raibert Founder and Chairmansecondary-verified
- Robert Playter Chief Executive Officer (2020-2026)secondary-verified
- H.J. Terry Suh Researcher (Robotics and AI Institute)2020 to 2023reported, not verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Boston Dynamics.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Operated deployments (3)
Operator customers (7)
- Boston Dynamics3 deployments
- Consumers Energy1 deployment
- DHL Supply Chain1 deployment
- Google DeepMind1 deployment
- Hyundai Motor Group1 deployment
- National Grid1 deployment
- Ontario Power Generation1 deployment
Brains developed (1)
- Atlas-Geminifoundation-model · pilot
Recent coverage
Boston Dynamics in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- DJI7 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Savoye5 models
- AgiBot4 models
- Amazon4 models
Supplied by (3)
Compute / semiconductor
Sensors
Actuators & motors
- Hyundai Mobisvia AtlasHumanoid actuators for next-generation electric Atlassuppliesannounced
Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships (7)
- Boston Dynamics x FIFA World Cup 2026 Security with FIFA World Cup 2026deployment
- Boston Dynamics x Google DeepMind with Google DeepMindtechnology
- Boston Dynamics - Hyundai (Atlas deployment) with Hyundai Motor Groupdeployment
- NVIDIA x Boston Dynamics (Project GR00T) with NVIDIAtechnology
- Hyundai x Boston Dynamics (deployment) with Hyundai Motor Groupdeployment
- Asylon x Boston Dynamics with Asylon Roboticstechnology
- Boston Dynamics x Hyundai with Hyundai Motor Groupdeploymentannouncedreported, not operationally verified
Funding rounds (3)
- Acquisition (Hyundai 80% stake)2021-06-21
$880M(reported)
Investors: Hyundai Motor Group (lead), SoftBank Vision Fund
- Acquisition (SoftBank from Alphabet)2017-06-09
Investors: SoftBank Vision Fund (lead)
- Acquisition (Google/Alphabet)2013-12-13
Investors: Alphabet (lead)
Acquisitions (2)
- acquired by SoftBank Groupfull acquisition
- acquired by Hyundai Motor Groupmajority stake
Patent estate (10)
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Patent litigations (1)
- 1:21-cv-01764-LPSdistrict_courtsettled · settled undisclosedas complainant2022-06-01
Sources (11)
- Boston Dynamics — company website · https://bostondynamics.com/ · 2026-01-01
- Boston Dynamics — Wikipedia · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Dynamics · 2026-01-01
- https://bostondynamics.com/blog/boston-dynamics-unveils-new-atlas-robot-to-revolutionize-industry/
- https://www.hyundaimotorgroup.com/en/news/CONT0000000000199186
- https://bostondynamics.com/products/spot/
- https://siliconangle.com/2026/01/06/hyundai-boston-dynamics-join-forces-bring-humanoid-robots-factories/
- https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/the-alien-in-the-factory-boston-dynamics-launches-production-ready-atlas-at-ces-2026
- https://www.hyundainews.com/releases/4664
- https://bostondynamics.com/blog/electric-new-era-for-atlas/
- https://www.therobotreport.com/boston-dynamics-google-reunite-on-next-gen-atlas-humanoid/
- https://spectrum.ieee.org/atlas-humanoid-robot
Common questions
- What is Boston Dynamics?
- One of the most iconic names in robotics, founded 1992 (MIT spinout) and acquired by Hyundai Motor Group in June 2021 at a ~$1.1 billion valuation. Best known for headline-grabbing demonstrations, its current humanoid is the all-electric Atlas (a full redesign of the original hydraulic Atlas), now moving into commercial factory work with Hyundai. Its quadruped Spot is the company's established commercial success (industrial inspection, security, research), informing its robots-as-a-service pricing and field-support models.
- Where is Boston Dynamics based?
- Boston Dynamics is based in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.
- When was Boston Dynamics founded?
- Boston Dynamics was founded in 1992.
- What does Boston Dynamics make?
- Boston Dynamics has 5 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Orbit, Handle, Spot and 2 others (Boston Dynamics builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Where does Boston Dynamics operate robots?
- Boston Dynamics operates 3 verified deployments, including at United States.
- Is Boston Dynamics safe?
- Boston Dynamics has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 11 sources (5 primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-29
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-06-29
Sources by quality tier
- 5
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
- 1
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
- 1
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Boston Dynamics.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- DJI7 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Savoye5 models
- AgiBot4 models
- Amazon4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Boston Dynamics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Atlas' Evolution From Research Robot to Industrial Humanoid
Boston Dynamics details the evolution of Atlas from a research platform to an industrial humanoid robot, claiming it is now an order of magnitude simpler.
Industrial robotics becomes physical AI's proving ground
SiliconAngle: Industrial robotics becoming the proving ground for physical AI. Enterprises weighing safety, scale, and measurable returns.
Top 10 robotics developments of June 2026
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Boston Dynamics and Google DeepMind Teach Spot to Reason
IEEE Spectrum July 2026: Boston Dynamics and Google DeepMind teaching Spot quadruped robot to reason. AI-powered inspection robots advancing.
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Robotics News Roundup - The Robot Report
Latest robotics news from The Robot Report covering development, integration, and use of robotics.
Securing the FIFA World Cup 2026: Spot robots deployed for security
Boston Dynamics Spot robots deployed at FIFA World Cup 2026 across 16 host cities in 3 countries. Performing perimeter security inspections. Largest sporting event security…
Humanoid robotics momentum accelerates in June 2026
Figure AI achieved 1 robot/hour production at BotQ factory. Boston Dynamics electric Atlas in production. Real-world deployments, fashion integrations, production scaling.
AIVI-Learning Is Now Powered by Google Gemini Robotics
Boston Dynamics announced that its AIVI-Learning platform is now powered by Google Gemini Robotics, integrating large language models with the Spot robot.
Tools for Your To Do List with Spot and Gemini Robotics
Boston Dynamics showcased new tools for the Spot robot powered by Google Gemini Robotics for task automation.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/boston-dynamics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/boston-dynamics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/e07a6384-c6a0-4a69-8abe-7fcea11bc302
- Revision history: /companies/boston-dynamics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- DJI7 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Savoye5 models
- AgiBot4 models
- Amazon4 models
Video
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DEPLOY Intelligence Score
55.4/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 9 verified deployments. Strong deployment footprint with 8 operational sites across 5 countries. Thin IP estate relative to category peers.
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DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
Last computed: Jul 3, 2026
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