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Spot is physically a quadruped; this is the same multi-use-case tension noted for other platforms. 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Company-stated production-ramp / hiring signal; not a quantified throughput or commercial sales milestone"},{"label":"RMAC operational / Atlas training tasks (company-stated, Sep 2026)","value":"Company-stated ([company-stated](https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-opens-robotics-metaplant-application-center-to-train-humanoid-robots-for-manufacturing-tasks/)): on Sep 21 2026 Boston Dynamics said the first phase of the Robotics Metaplant Application Center (RMAC) is operational inside Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) outside Savannah, GA, with Atlas robots in training on real-world manufacturing tasks such as preparing logistics and sequencing of automotive parts before assembly. Cap: company press; not an independent throughput audit"},{"label":"RMAC 10x expansion plan 2027 (company-stated, Sep 2026)","value":"Company-stated ([company-stated](https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-opens-robotics-metaplant-application-center-to-train-humanoid-robots-for-manufacturing-tasks/)): next year operations are planned to move into a new building at HMGMA that expands RMAC to approximately ten times its current size, supporting continued Atlas preparation for automotive deployments. 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Cap: company plan / discussions, not signed customer deployments"},{"label":"Atlas GR3 hands 13 DOF / 4 fingers (company-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Company-stated ([company-stated](https://bostondynamics.com/blog/robot-hands-for-modern-ai-and-real-work); also [company X](https://x.com/BostonDynamics/status/2105659276425298012); [IEEE Spectrum](https://spectrum.ieee.org/robust-robot-hand)): on Oct 1 2026 Boston Dynamics published the next-generation hand for Atlas (GR3). Specs from the company blog: 13 degrees of freedom (up from GR2 at 7 DOF), four fingers including a more dexterous 4-DOF opposable thumb (other fingers 3 DOF each; no pinky after an internal tradeoff experiment), directly actuated at the joints with a single actuator type, backdrivable/transparent for proprioception and impact ruggedness, dense pressure tactile sensors on fingertips and palm, designed for high-fidelity simulation and sim-to-real RL. 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Tapping Hyundai auto parts network — 60-70% of humanoid components similar to automotive parts."},{"label":"WienEnergie Spot expansion (company Instagram Sep 2026)","value":"Boston Dynamics Instagram (Sep 22 2026) said WienEnergie is adding 4 Spot robots to Vienna-area facilities after 4,000+ inspection routes and 1,600 km walked since a 2023 Simmering Power Plant deployment. Company-stated; no separate WienEnergie primary confirmation in this digest"},{"label":"Wien Energie Spot Simmering deployment (company-stated)","value":"Wien Energie Spot ('Energy Dog') regular ops at Simmering since 2023; ~4,000 routes / ~1,600 km by early 2026; +4 units planned from 2027 for Simmering, Donaustadt, Flotzersteig (Wien Energie blog + BD case study + BD Instagram). Company-stated"},{"label":"Atlas production ramp / ProtoOps hiring (company Instagram Sep 2026)","value":"Boston Dynamics Instagram (Sep 2026) showed Atlas production from first components to final assembly and said it is hiring on the ProtoOps team ([company-stated](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dd4YzQQRIna/)). Company-stated production-ramp / hiring signal; not a quantified throughput or commercial sales milestone"},{"label":"RMAC operational / Atlas training tasks (company-stated, Sep 2026)","value":"Company-stated ([company-stated](https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-opens-robotics-metaplant-application-center-to-train-humanoid-robots-for-manufacturing-tasks/)): on Sep 21 2026 Boston Dynamics said the first phase of the Robotics Metaplant Application Center (RMAC) is operational inside Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) outside Savannah, GA, with Atlas robots in training on real-world manufacturing tasks such as preparing logistics and sequencing of automotive parts before assembly. Cap: company press; not an independent throughput audit"},{"label":"RMAC 10x expansion plan 2027 (company-stated, Sep 2026)","value":"Company-stated ([company-stated](https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-opens-robotics-metaplant-application-center-to-train-humanoid-robots-for-manufacturing-tasks/)): next year operations are planned to move into a new building at HMGMA that expands RMAC to approximately ten times its current size, supporting continued Atlas preparation for automotive deployments. Cap: company plan"},{"label":"Atlas non-auto training exploration 2027 (company-stated, Sep 2026)","value":"Company-stated ([company-stated](https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-opens-robotics-metaplant-application-center-to-train-humanoid-robots-for-manufacturing-tasks/)): Boston Dynamics plans to begin exploring Atlas use cases outside automotive next year and said it is in discussions with existing Spot and Stretch customers in manufacturing, aerospace, semiconductors, logistics, food and beverage, and life sciences to scale data collection and other tasks for Atlas training in 2027. Cap: company plan / discussions, not signed customer deployments"},{"label":"Atlas GR3 hands 13 DOF / 4 fingers (company-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Company-stated ([company-stated](https://bostondynamics.com/blog/robot-hands-for-modern-ai-and-real-work); also [company X](https://x.com/BostonDynamics/status/2105659276425298012); [IEEE Spectrum](https://spectrum.ieee.org/robust-robot-hand)): on Oct 1 2026 Boston Dynamics published the next-generation hand for Atlas (GR3). Specs from the company blog: 13 degrees of freedom (up from GR2 at 7 DOF), four fingers including a more dexterous 4-DOF opposable thumb (other fingers 3 DOF each; no pinky after an internal tradeoff experiment), directly actuated at the joints with a single actuator type, backdrivable/transparent for proprioception and impact ruggedness, dense pressure tactile sensors on fingertips and palm, designed for high-fidelity simulation and sim-to-real RL. Company X: \"directly actuated, built for high fidelity simulation to enable sim-to-real RL, and designed from the ground up for dexterous physical work.\" Blog also ties the hand to Atlas as an agile humanoid with a 100lb+ payload and says the hand maintains similar strength to the prior generation, \"capable of carrying a 100lb+ loaded minifridge.\" Cap: company blog + company X primary; IEEE Spectrum is trade-press paraphrase of the same announcement (includes Alberto Rodriguez quotes). Digest/\"combined payload\" wording corrected against primary (100lb+ is Atlas payload / fridge-carry strength framing, not a separate hand-only combined-payload figure invented here)"}],"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":"2026-10-01T15:52:41.905Z"},"owner":null,"derived":{"trustTier":"unverified","currentPosture":null},"jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Event","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/deployments/boston-dynamics-spot-data-center-security-2026","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/deployments/boston-dynamics-spot-data-center-security-2026","name":"Spot at California","identifier":"cbf8791f-e301-418c-9464-cdd606c4c2ee","startDate":"2024-06-01T00:00:00.000Z","location":{"@type":"Place","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/locations/california","name":"California"},"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":"verified","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":[]}}}