{"id":"3f1454d5-1003-424c-92bd-ceb6c16f4aba","modelId":"223bb4ff-a2d7-4afd-825d-f6b15c34afa9","versionId":null,"locationId":"ce5d0c58-63c4-4bf8-9cd0-107ea05c2a84","operatorId":"e07a6384-c6a0-4a69-8abe-7fcea11bc302","ownerId":null,"slug":"bd-spot-fifa-world-cup-security-2026","status":"operational","firstSeen":"2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z","statusChangeReason":null,"contractType":null,"pilotOutcome":null,"endedAt":null,"unitsOnSite":null,"tasksPerformed":null,"shiftStructure":null,"hoursPerDay":null,"siteType":null,"operatorConfirmed":null,"humanSupervisionOnsite":null,"locationPrecisionTier":null,"deploymentScale":null,"siteEnvironment":null,"operatorType":null,"sourceQualityTier":null,"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"unreviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://bostondynamics.com/blog/securing-the-fifa-world-cup-2026/","title":"Securing the FIFA World Cup 2026","sourceName":"Boston Dynamics","publishedAt":"2026-06-11"}],"notes":"Four Boston Dynamics Spot robots deployed for FIFA World Cup 2026 security at select venues in Dallas and New Jersey. FIFA Security personnel using Spot for security and asset protection. Change detection, perimeter security inspections.","keyFacts":["Robots=4 Spot units","Venues=Dallas, New Jersey","Deployment=FIFA security personnel","Matches=104 across 3 countries"],"reviewNote":null,"exposureHours":null,"deploymentMilesEstimate":null,"exposureBasis":null,"customerSegment":null,"scaleTier":null,"contractValueUsd":null,"contractValueBasis":null,"customerCompanyId":null,"customerExternalName":null,"createdAt":"2026-08-27T15:45:31.143Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-27T15:45:31.143Z","model":{"id":"223bb4ff-a2d7-4afd-825d-f6b15c34afa9","companyId":"e07a6384-c6a0-4a69-8abe-7fcea11bc302","modelName":"Spot","slug":"boston-dynamics-spot","description":"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.","formFactor":"quadruped","industryVertical":null,"environment":null,"maturityStage":"commercial","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByModelId":null,"specs":{"notes":[{"label":"Verified","value":"Spot is Boston Dynamics' commercially available quadruped robot, widely used on construction sites for autonomous reality capture (360 photo/laser scans) and progress documentation, running repeatable Autowalk missions integrated with surveying/reality-capture workflows. Available for commercial purchase; maturity=commercial."},{"label":"Form-factor note","value":"Recorded under formFactor=construction to surface in the construction category (its dominant commercial use-case is jobsite inspection/documentation). Spot is physically a quadruped; this is the same multi-use-case tension noted for other platforms. Distinct from Stretch (warehouse case-handling; see boston-dynamics-stretch) and Atlas (humanoid; see boston-dynamics-atlas)."}],"battery":"564 Wh","runtime":"90 min","products":"Spot - an agile mobile quadruped robot carrying laser scanners / 360 cameras for autonomous construction-site reality capture and progress documentation","ip_rating":"IP54","max_speed":"1.6 m/s","weight_kg":"33.8","formFactor":"construction (quadruped robot used for autonomous construction-site documentation / progress monitoring)","payload_kg":14},"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://bostondynamics.com/products/spot/","title":"Boston Dynamics Spot quadruped robot (official product page)","sourceName":"Boston Dynamics (official)"},{"url":"https://bostondynamics.com/solutions/construction/","title":"Spot for construction: autonomous site documentation / progress monitoring (official)","sourceName":"Boston Dynamics (official)"},{"url":"https://www.therobotreport.com/spot-construction-site-monitoring-boston-dynamics/","title":"Spot autonomous construction-site monitoring (reality capture / 360 scans)","sourceName":"The Robot Report"},{"url":"https://www.constructiondive.com/news/boston-dynamics-spot-construction-sites/","title":"Spot deployed on construction sites for progress documentation","sourceName":"Construction Dive"},{"url":"https://www.enr.com/articles/boston-dynamics-spot-construction-reality-capture","title":"Spot reality-capture on jobsites (GCs, surveying integrations)","sourceName":"Engineering News-Record"},{"url":"https://bostondynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/spot-specifications.pdf","title":"Spot Specifications","sourceName":"Boston Dynamics (official)"},{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddl_C6el8Aw/","title":"WienEnergie expanding Boston Dynamics Spot fleet (Vienna-area facilities)","sourceName":"Instagram (@bostondynamicsofficial)","publishedAt":"2026-09-22"},{"url":"https://www.wienenergie.at/blog/unterstuetzung-auf-vier-pfoten-roboter-hund-energy-dog-im-kraftwerk-simmering-erstmals-im-einsatz/","title":"Energy Dogs: Wien Energie Spot robots at Simmering and expansion plans","sourceName":"Wien Energie (official blog)","publishedAt":"2026-02-04"},{"url":"https://bostondynamics.com/case-studies/spot-working-at-more-austrian-power-plants/","title":"Spot Working at More Austrian Power Plants (Wien Energie +4 expansion)","sourceName":"Boston Dynamics (case study)"}],"aliases":["Boston Dynamics Spot","Spot robot","SpotMini"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"manufacturerTermForTeleop":null,"keyFacts":[{"label":"Price","value":"About $74,500."},{"label":"Deployed units","value":"1,500+ globally."},{"label":"Autonomy","value":"Autonomous Autowalk missions with dynamic obstacle avoidance."},{"label":"Sensor suite","value":"Laser scanners and 360-degree cameras."},{"label":"Size and mass (company-stated)","value":"500 mm wide, walking height 520-700 mm (610 mm default), sitting height 191 mm; 33.8 kg (74.5 lb) with battery."},{"label":"Locomotion (company-stated)","value":"Max speed 1.6 m/s, slopes of plus or minus 30 degrees, steps up to 300 mm (11.8 in)."},{"label":"Payload and protection (company-stated)","value":"14 kg (30.9 lb) payload, IP54, operating range -20 C to 55 C; runtime varies with payload and environment."},{"label":"Terrain sensing (company-stated)","value":"360-degree horizontal view with a 4 m (13 ft) range, above 2 lux; Wi-Fi at 2.4 and 5 GHz."},{"label":"Wien Energie (company-stated, Sep 2026)","value":"At Simmering since 2023, about 4,000 routes and 1,600 km walked; 4 more units planned from 2027 for Simmering, Donaustadt and Flotzersteig."}],"createdAt":"2026-06-03T17:40:26.025Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-10T03:45:26.298Z","unitsInFieldClaimed":null,"unitsInFieldVerified":null,"unitsManufacturedClaimed":null,"unitsManufacturedVerified":null,"unitsAsOf":null,"unitsSource":null,"salesModel":null,"priceUndisclosedSince":null,"autonomyClass":"autonomous","autonomyStatement":null,"autonomyStatementSource":null,"demoForensics":null,"exportControlClass":null,"minCommitment":null,"warrantyTerms":null,"serviceModel":null,"productionRateClaimed":null,"productionRateEvidenced":null,"teleopRatioDisclosed":null,"interventionRateDisclosed":null,"company":{"id":"e07a6384-c6a0-4a69-8abe-7fcea11bc302","name":"Boston Dynamics","slug":"boston-dynamics","description":"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](/models/boston-dynamics-atlas) (a full redesign of the original hydraulic Atlas), now moving into commercial factory work with Hyundai. Its quadruped [Spot](/models/boston-dynamics-spot) is the company's established commercial success (industrial inspection, security, research), informing its robots-as-a-service pricing and field-support models.\n\nDeployments: 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.\n\nValuation 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.","status":"subsidiary","founded":1992,"hq":"Waltham, Massachusetts, USA","hqLat":42.4181334,"hqLng":-71.2535994,"hqGeocodedAt":"2026-08-05T00:50:43.233Z","hqAddress":"200 Smith Street, Waltham, MA 02451","hqPrecision":"address","website":"bostondynamics.com","fundingTotal":"880000000","type":"both","roles":["robot_maker","robot_operator"],"reviewStatus":"reviewed","heatIndex":98,"lifecycleState":"active","supersededByCompanyId":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://bostondynamics.com/","title":"Boston Dynamics — company website","sourceName":"Boston Dynamics","publishedAt":"2026-01-01"},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Dynamics","title":"Boston Dynamics — Wikipedia","sourceName":"Wikipedia","publishedAt":"2026-01-01"},{"url":"https://bostondynamics.com/blog/boston-dynamics-unveils-new-atlas-robot-to-revolutionize-industry/","title":"Boston Dynamics (official) - unveils the all-electric Atlas (full redesign of the hydraulic Atlas)","sourceName":"Boston Dynamics (official)"},{"url":"https://www.hyundaimotorgroup.com/en/news/CONT0000000000199186","title":"Hyundai Motor Group (official) - Boston Dynamics Atlas named Best Robot in Best of CES 2026 (BD is a Hyundai Motor Group company)","sourceName":"Hyundai Motor Group (official)"},{"url":"https://bostondynamics.com/products/spot/","title":"Boston Dynamics - Spot quadruped (commercial product, official)","sourceName":"Boston Dynamics (official)"},{"url":"https://siliconangle.com/2026/01/06/hyundai-boston-dynamics-join-forces-bring-humanoid-robots-factories/","title":"Hyundai and Boston Dynamics join forces to bring humanoid robots to factories (Jan 2026)","sourceName":"SiliconANGLE"},{"url":"https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/the-alien-in-the-factory-boston-dynamics-launches-production-ready-atlas-at-ces-2026","title":"Boston Dynamics launches the production-ready Atlas at CES 2026","sourceName":"Humanoids Daily"},{"url":"https://www.hyundainews.com/releases/4664","title":"Hyundai - Boston Dynamics Atlas (Hyundai Motor Group company)","sourceName":"Hyundai (official)"},{"url":"https://bostondynamics.com/blog/electric-new-era-for-atlas/","title":"Boston Dynamics - an electric new era for Atlas (official; hydraulic Atlas retired Apr 2024)","sourceName":"Boston Dynamics (official)"},{"url":"https://www.therobotreport.com/boston-dynamics-google-reunite-on-next-gen-atlas-humanoid/","title":"Boston Dynamics and Google (DeepMind) reunite on the next-gen Atlas humanoid","sourceName":"The Robot Report"},{"url":"https://spectrum.ieee.org/atlas-humanoid-robot","title":"Hello, Electric Atlas (IEEE Spectrum)","sourceName":"IEEE Spectrum"},{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddl_C6el8Aw/","title":"WienEnergie expanding Boston Dynamics Spot fleet (Vienna-area facilities)","sourceName":"Instagram (@bostondynamicsofficial)","publishedAt":"2026-09-22"},{"url":"https://www.wienenergie.at/blog/unterstuetzung-auf-vier-pfoten-roboter-hund-energy-dog-im-kraftwerk-simmering-erstmals-im-einsatz/","title":"Energy Dogs: Wien Energie Spot robots at Simmering and expansion plans","sourceName":"Wien Energie (official blog)","publishedAt":"2026-02-04"},{"url":"https://bostondynamics.com/case-studies/spot-working-at-more-austrian-power-plants/","title":"Spot Working at More Austrian Power Plants (Wien Energie +4 expansion)","sourceName":"Boston Dynamics (case study)"},{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dd4YzQQRIna/","title":"Atlas production taking flight; ProtoOps hiring (Boston Dynamics Instagram)","sourceName":"Instagram (@bostondynamicsofficial)","publishedAt":"2026-09-29"},{"url":"https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-opens-robotics-metaplant-application-center-to-train-humanoid-robots-for-manufacturing-tasks/","title":"Boston Dynamics Opens Robotics Metaplant Application Center to Train Humanoid Robots for Manufacturing Tasks","sourceName":"Boston Dynamics","publishedAt":"2026-09-21"},{"url":"https://x.com/i/trending/2105275991417663899","title":"Secondary X trending summary of Atlas Metaplant training / volume plans","sourceName":"X (trending)","publishedAt":"2026-09-30"},{"url":"https://bostondynamics.com/blog/robot-hands-for-modern-ai-and-real-work","title":"Robot Hands for Modern AI and Real Work","sourceName":"Boston Dynamics","publishedAt":"2026-10-01"},{"url":"https://x.com/BostonDynamics/status/2105659276425298012","title":"Boston Dynamics company X on new Atlas hands (13 DOF, direct-actuated)","sourceName":"X (@BostonDynamics)","publishedAt":"2026-10-01"},{"url":"https://spectrum.ieee.org/robust-robot-hand","title":"Atlas Robot's New Hand May Outperform Human-Like Designs","sourceName":"IEEE Spectrum","publishedAt":"2026-10-01"},{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dd9Ew7dkh_T/","title":"Atlas new 13-DoF hands, direct actuation, sim-to-real RL (Boston Dynamics Instagram)","sourceName":"Instagram (@bostondynamicsofficial)","publishedAt":"2026-10-01"},{"url":"https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-appoints-rohit-prasad-as-chief-executive-officer/","title":"Boston Dynamics Appoints Rohit Prasad as Chief Executive Officer","sourceName":"Boston Dynamics","publishedAt":"2026-10-06"},{"url":"https://x.com/BostonDynamics/status/2107546800043258261","title":"Boston Dynamics welcomes Rohit Prasad as CEO","sourceName":"X/@BostonDynamics","publishedAt":"2026-10-06"},{"url":"https://www.therobotreport.com/boston-dynamics-appoints-former-amazon-executive-rohit-prasad-new-ceo/","title":"Boston Dynamics appoints former Amazon exec Rohit Prasad as new CEO","sourceName":"The Robot Report","publishedAt":"2026-10-06"},{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DeKfMP6l0lO/","title":"Boston Dynamics names Rohit Prasad CEO (company Instagram)","sourceName":"Instagram (@bostondynamicsofficial)","publishedAt":"2026-10-06"},{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeWhoDagX_y/","title":"Atlas's new 4-finger, 13-DoF touch-sensing hand (Boston Dynamics Instagram)","sourceName":"Instagram (@bostondynamicsofficial)","publishedAt":"2026-10-11"},{"url":"https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/boston-dynamics-atlas-prototype-shop-build-time","title":"Boston Dynamics Says Atlas Takes a Day to Build and Wants to Cut That to an Hour","sourceName":"Humanoids Daily","publishedAt":"2026-10-14"},{"url":"https://media.huroc.org/articles/boston-dynamics-how-we-build-atlas/","title":"Boston Dynamics shows its in-house Atlas shop","sourceName":"HuRoC","publishedAt":"2026-10-15"},{"url":"https://x.com/humanoidsdaily/status/2110475789305037111","title":"Humanoids Daily on Atlas build time","sourceName":"Humanoids Daily (@humanoidsdaily)","publishedAt":"2026-10-14"},{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeetwuPlS4t/","title":"Atlas manufacturing velocity: in-house machining, assembly and repair (Boston Dynamics Instagram)","sourceName":"Instagram (@bostondynamicsofficial)","publishedAt":"2026-10-14"}],"keyFacts":[{"label":"Ownership and valuation","value":"Hyundai Motor Group bought 80% in June 2021 at about $1.1B. Implied valuation is now about $21-28B; $85B+ IPO talk is unconfirmed."},{"label":"CEO (company-claimed)","value":"Rohit Prasad, formerly Amazon's head scientist for Alexa and AGI, became CEO on Oct 7 2026, succeeding interim CEO Amanda McMaster."},{"label":"Origin","value":"Spun out of MIT in 1992."},{"label":"Atlas","value":"All-electric humanoid that won Best Robot at CES 2026; in pre-commercial training at Hyundai's Georgia Metaplant."},{"label":"Atlas training center (company-claimed)","value":"Sep 2026: Phase 1 of the Robotics Metaplant Application Center runs inside Hyundai's Georgia Metaplant, with Atlas sequencing parts; a 10x larger building follows in 2027."},{"label":"Atlas beyond automotive (company-claimed)","value":"Sep 2026: In 2027 it plans to explore Atlas uses with Spot and Stretch customers in aerospace, semiconductors, logistics, food and life sciences."},{"label":"Atlas GR3 hand (company-claimed)","value":"Oct 2026: 13 degrees of freedom (up from 7), four fingers with an opposable thumb, fingertip and palm tactile sensing, built for sim-to-real RL."},{"label":"Atlas capacity plan","value":"Up to 30,000 Atlas a year by 2028 through Hyundai."},{"label":"Atlas supply chain","value":"Hyundai Mobis (actuators), SOS Lab (lidar evaluation) and Hwashin Precision (aluminum structures); 60-70% of parts resemble car parts."},{"label":"Atlas production (company-claimed)","value":"Sep 2026: Showed Atlas production from components to final assembly and is hiring for its ProtoOps team."},{"label":"Spot","value":"Commercial quadruped for inspection, security and research. Wien Energie has run Spot at Simmering since 2023 (4,000+ routes) and adds four more from 2027."},{"label":"Waltham expansion","value":"Permitted Jun 2026: a $100M, 323,000 sq ft robotics and AI center in Waltham, MA, with 1,250 jobs by 2033."},{"label":"Atlas build time (company-claimed, Oct 2026)","value":"In an Oct 14 2026 video, a Boston Dynamics program manager said an Atlas build now takes about a day, down from a major effort a year ago, with about an hour targeted next year."}],"aliases":["Boston Dynamics Inc","BD","Hyundai Boston Dynamics","Spot","Atlas robot","Stretch robot"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"atsProvider":null,"atsSlug":null,"factoryLocations":null,"manufacturingCapacity":null,"orgType":null,"burnSignal":null,"litigationEvents":null,"insurancePostureDisclosed":null,"unitEconomicsDisclosed":null,"tickerSymbol":null,"stockExchange":null,"secCik":null,"revenueUsd":null,"revenueBasis":null,"revenueAsOf":null,"employeeCount":1300,"employeeCountBasis":null,"employeeCountAsOf":null,"marketCapUsd":null,"marketCapAsOf":null,"marketCapSource":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-25T17:24:17.818Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T15:00:17.828Z"}},"version":null,"location":{"id":"ce5d0c58-63c4-4bf8-9cd0-107ea05c2a84","name":"FIFA World Cup 2026 Venues (Dallas, New Jersey)","slug":"fifa-world-cup-2026-venues-usa","kind":"region","parentLocationId":null,"region":"United States (Dallas, TX & New Jersey)","lat":32.7767,"lng":-96.797,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","aliases":["FIFA World Cup 2026 Venues","FIFA World Cup 2026 Dallas","FIFA World Cup 2026 New Jersey","World Cup 2026 USA Venues","Dallas New Jersey World Cup"],"collisionRisk":"high","reviewNote":"Multi-venue region spanning select U.S. sites for the FIFA World Cup 2026™ — the largest sporting event in the world, covering 16 host cities across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. [Boston Dynamics](/companies/boston-dynamics) [Spot](/models/boston-dynamics-spot) quadruped robots were deployed for security at the International Broadcast Center in Dallas and the NY/NJ Stadium, conducting autonomous perimeter patrols to support asset protection and risk detection. FIFA Security personnel utilized the Spot robots for change detection missions — when a person is detected, Spot pauses, activates AV lights, captures PTZ, panoramic, and thermal images, triggers an alert, and resumes its route. Four customized Spot units were deployed, representing one of the most visible security robot deployments at a major global sporting event. Sources: https://bostondynamics.com/blog/securing-the-fifa-world-cup-2026/ ; https://www.designnews.com/automation/hyundai-deploys-boston-dynamics-spot-robots-for-fifa-world-cup-2026-security","createdAt":"2026-08-27T15:45:29.420Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-29T17:37:17.777Z"},"operator":{"id":"e07a6384-c6a0-4a69-8abe-7fcea11bc302","name":"Boston Dynamics","slug":"boston-dynamics","description":"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](/models/boston-dynamics-atlas) (a full redesign of the original hydraulic Atlas), now moving into commercial factory work with Hyundai. Its quadruped [Spot](/models/boston-dynamics-spot) is the company's established commercial success (industrial inspection, security, research), informing its robots-as-a-service pricing and field-support models.\n\nDeployments: 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.\n\nValuation 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.","status":"subsidiary","founded":1992,"hq":"Waltham, Massachusetts, USA","hqLat":42.4181334,"hqLng":-71.2535994,"hqGeocodedAt":"2026-08-05T00:50:43.233Z","hqAddress":"200 Smith Street, Waltham, MA 02451","hqPrecision":"address","website":"bostondynamics.com","fundingTotal":"880000000","type":"both","roles":["robot_maker","robot_operator"],"reviewStatus":"reviewed","heatIndex":98,"lifecycleState":"active","supersededByCompanyId":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://bostondynamics.com/","title":"Boston Dynamics — company website","sourceName":"Boston Dynamics","publishedAt":"2026-01-01"},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Dynamics","title":"Boston Dynamics — Wikipedia","sourceName":"Wikipedia","publishedAt":"2026-01-01"},{"url":"https://bostondynamics.com/blog/boston-dynamics-unveils-new-atlas-robot-to-revolutionize-industry/","title":"Boston Dynamics (official) - unveils the all-electric Atlas (full redesign of the hydraulic Atlas)","sourceName":"Boston Dynamics (official)"},{"url":"https://www.hyundaimotorgroup.com/en/news/CONT0000000000199186","title":"Hyundai Motor Group (official) - Boston Dynamics Atlas named Best Robot in Best of CES 2026 (BD is a Hyundai Motor Group company)","sourceName":"Hyundai Motor Group (official)"},{"url":"https://bostondynamics.com/products/spot/","title":"Boston Dynamics - Spot quadruped (commercial product, official)","sourceName":"Boston Dynamics (official)"},{"url":"https://siliconangle.com/2026/01/06/hyundai-boston-dynamics-join-forces-bring-humanoid-robots-factories/","title":"Hyundai and Boston Dynamics join forces to bring humanoid robots to factories (Jan 2026)","sourceName":"SiliconANGLE"},{"url":"https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/the-alien-in-the-factory-boston-dynamics-launches-production-ready-atlas-at-ces-2026","title":"Boston Dynamics launches the production-ready Atlas at CES 2026","sourceName":"Humanoids Daily"},{"url":"https://www.hyundainews.com/releases/4664","title":"Hyundai - Boston Dynamics Atlas (Hyundai Motor Group company)","sourceName":"Hyundai (official)"},{"url":"https://bostondynamics.com/blog/electric-new-era-for-atlas/","title":"Boston Dynamics - an electric new era for Atlas (official; hydraulic Atlas retired Apr 2024)","sourceName":"Boston Dynamics (official)"},{"url":"https://www.therobotreport.com/boston-dynamics-google-reunite-on-next-gen-atlas-humanoid/","title":"Boston Dynamics and Google (DeepMind) reunite on the next-gen Atlas humanoid","sourceName":"The Robot Report"},{"url":"https://spectrum.ieee.org/atlas-humanoid-robot","title":"Hello, Electric Atlas (IEEE Spectrum)","sourceName":"IEEE Spectrum"},{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddl_C6el8Aw/","title":"WienEnergie expanding Boston Dynamics Spot fleet (Vienna-area facilities)","sourceName":"Instagram (@bostondynamicsofficial)","publishedAt":"2026-09-22"},{"url":"https://www.wienenergie.at/blog/unterstuetzung-auf-vier-pfoten-roboter-hund-energy-dog-im-kraftwerk-simmering-erstmals-im-einsatz/","title":"Energy Dogs: Wien Energie Spot robots at Simmering and expansion plans","sourceName":"Wien Energie (official blog)","publishedAt":"2026-02-04"},{"url":"https://bostondynamics.com/case-studies/spot-working-at-more-austrian-power-plants/","title":"Spot Working at More Austrian Power Plants (Wien Energie +4 expansion)","sourceName":"Boston Dynamics (case study)"},{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dd4YzQQRIna/","title":"Atlas production taking flight; ProtoOps hiring (Boston Dynamics Instagram)","sourceName":"Instagram (@bostondynamicsofficial)","publishedAt":"2026-09-29"},{"url":"https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-opens-robotics-metaplant-application-center-to-train-humanoid-robots-for-manufacturing-tasks/","title":"Boston Dynamics Opens Robotics Metaplant Application Center to Train Humanoid Robots for Manufacturing Tasks","sourceName":"Boston Dynamics","publishedAt":"2026-09-21"},{"url":"https://x.com/i/trending/2105275991417663899","title":"Secondary X trending summary of Atlas Metaplant training / volume plans","sourceName":"X (trending)","publishedAt":"2026-09-30"},{"url":"https://bostondynamics.com/blog/robot-hands-for-modern-ai-and-real-work","title":"Robot Hands for Modern AI and Real Work","sourceName":"Boston Dynamics","publishedAt":"2026-10-01"},{"url":"https://x.com/BostonDynamics/status/2105659276425298012","title":"Boston Dynamics company X on new Atlas hands (13 DOF, direct-actuated)","sourceName":"X (@BostonDynamics)","publishedAt":"2026-10-01"},{"url":"https://spectrum.ieee.org/robust-robot-hand","title":"Atlas Robot's New Hand May Outperform Human-Like Designs","sourceName":"IEEE Spectrum","publishedAt":"2026-10-01"},{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dd9Ew7dkh_T/","title":"Atlas new 13-DoF hands, direct actuation, sim-to-real RL (Boston Dynamics Instagram)","sourceName":"Instagram (@bostondynamicsofficial)","publishedAt":"2026-10-01"},{"url":"https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-appoints-rohit-prasad-as-chief-executive-officer/","title":"Boston Dynamics Appoints Rohit Prasad as Chief Executive Officer","sourceName":"Boston Dynamics","publishedAt":"2026-10-06"},{"url":"https://x.com/BostonDynamics/status/2107546800043258261","title":"Boston Dynamics welcomes Rohit Prasad as CEO","sourceName":"X/@BostonDynamics","publishedAt":"2026-10-06"},{"url":"https://www.therobotreport.com/boston-dynamics-appoints-former-amazon-executive-rohit-prasad-new-ceo/","title":"Boston Dynamics appoints former Amazon exec Rohit Prasad as new CEO","sourceName":"The Robot Report","publishedAt":"2026-10-06"},{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DeKfMP6l0lO/","title":"Boston Dynamics names Rohit Prasad CEO (company Instagram)","sourceName":"Instagram (@bostondynamicsofficial)","publishedAt":"2026-10-06"},{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeWhoDagX_y/","title":"Atlas's new 4-finger, 13-DoF touch-sensing hand (Boston Dynamics Instagram)","sourceName":"Instagram (@bostondynamicsofficial)","publishedAt":"2026-10-11"},{"url":"https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/boston-dynamics-atlas-prototype-shop-build-time","title":"Boston Dynamics Says Atlas Takes a Day to Build and Wants to Cut That to an Hour","sourceName":"Humanoids Daily","publishedAt":"2026-10-14"},{"url":"https://media.huroc.org/articles/boston-dynamics-how-we-build-atlas/","title":"Boston Dynamics shows its in-house Atlas shop","sourceName":"HuRoC","publishedAt":"2026-10-15"},{"url":"https://x.com/humanoidsdaily/status/2110475789305037111","title":"Humanoids Daily on Atlas build time","sourceName":"Humanoids Daily (@humanoidsdaily)","publishedAt":"2026-10-14"},{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeetwuPlS4t/","title":"Atlas manufacturing velocity: in-house machining, assembly and repair (Boston Dynamics Instagram)","sourceName":"Instagram (@bostondynamicsofficial)","publishedAt":"2026-10-14"}],"keyFacts":[{"label":"Ownership and valuation","value":"Hyundai Motor Group bought 80% in June 2021 at about $1.1B. Implied valuation is now about $21-28B; $85B+ IPO talk is unconfirmed."},{"label":"CEO (company-claimed)","value":"Rohit Prasad, formerly Amazon's head scientist for Alexa and AGI, became CEO on Oct 7 2026, succeeding interim CEO Amanda McMaster."},{"label":"Origin","value":"Spun out of MIT in 1992."},{"label":"Atlas","value":"All-electric humanoid that won Best Robot at CES 2026; in pre-commercial training at Hyundai's Georgia Metaplant."},{"label":"Atlas training center (company-claimed)","value":"Sep 2026: Phase 1 of the Robotics Metaplant Application Center runs inside Hyundai's Georgia Metaplant, with Atlas sequencing parts; a 10x larger building follows in 2027."},{"label":"Atlas beyond automotive (company-claimed)","value":"Sep 2026: In 2027 it plans to explore Atlas uses with Spot and Stretch customers in aerospace, semiconductors, logistics, food and life sciences."},{"label":"Atlas GR3 hand (company-claimed)","value":"Oct 2026: 13 degrees of freedom (up from 7), four fingers with an opposable thumb, fingertip and palm tactile sensing, built for sim-to-real RL."},{"label":"Atlas capacity plan","value":"Up to 30,000 Atlas a year by 2028 through Hyundai."},{"label":"Atlas supply chain","value":"Hyundai Mobis (actuators), SOS Lab (lidar evaluation) and Hwashin Precision (aluminum structures); 60-70% of parts resemble car parts."},{"label":"Atlas production (company-claimed)","value":"Sep 2026: Showed Atlas production from components to final assembly and is hiring for its ProtoOps team."},{"label":"Spot","value":"Commercial quadruped for inspection, security and research. Wien Energie has run Spot at Simmering since 2023 (4,000+ routes) and adds four more from 2027."},{"label":"Waltham expansion","value":"Permitted Jun 2026: a $100M, 323,000 sq ft robotics and AI center in Waltham, MA, with 1,250 jobs by 2033."},{"label":"Atlas build time (company-claimed, Oct 2026)","value":"In an Oct 14 2026 video, a Boston Dynamics program manager said an Atlas build now takes about a day, down from a major effort a year ago, with about an hour targeted next year."}],"aliases":["Boston Dynamics Inc","BD","Hyundai Boston Dynamics","Spot","Atlas robot","Stretch robot"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"atsProvider":null,"atsSlug":null,"factoryLocations":null,"manufacturingCapacity":null,"orgType":null,"burnSignal":null,"litigationEvents":null,"insurancePostureDisclosed":null,"unitEconomicsDisclosed":null,"tickerSymbol":null,"stockExchange":null,"secCik":null,"revenueUsd":null,"revenueBasis":null,"revenueAsOf":null,"employeeCount":1300,"employeeCountBasis":null,"employeeCountAsOf":null,"marketCapUsd":null,"marketCapAsOf":null,"marketCapSource":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-25T17:24:17.818Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T15:00:17.828Z"},"owner":null,"derived":{"trustTier":"unverified","currentPosture":null},"jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Event","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/deployments/bd-spot-fifa-world-cup-security-2026","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/deployments/bd-spot-fifa-world-cup-security-2026","name":"Spot at FIFA World Cup 2026 Venues (Dallas, New Jersey)","identifier":"3f1454d5-1003-424c-92bd-ceb6c16f4aba","startDate":"2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z","location":{"@type":"Place","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/locations/fifa-world-cup-2026-venues-usa","name":"FIFA World Cup 2026 Venues (Dallas, New Jersey)"},"organizer":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/companies/boston-dynamics","name":"Boston Dynamics"},"about":{"@type":"Product","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/models/boston-dynamics-spot","name":"Spot"},"publisher":{"@id":"https://deploy.report/#organization"}},"framework_metadata":{"framework_schema_version":"0.1.0","verification_status":"unreviewed","maturity_stage":"commercial","lifecycle_state":"active","architectural_position":{"cohort":"quadruped","sub_cohorts":[]},"within_cohort_verified_vs_claimed_pair":null,"cap_flags":[],"verification_depth":{"sources_count":1,"primary_source_types":[]}}}