Boston Dynamics
Atlas (electric)
2024 Market Share
3%
Founded 1992·Waltham, MA, USA·Athletic humanoid, commercial transition from hydraulic to electric
Units Produced 2024
~120
Units Target 2026
2,000
Total Funding
Owned by Hyundai ($880M implied acquisition)
Approach
Decades of locomotion R&D. Recently transitioned to all-electric Atlas (2024). Hyundai automotive integration pathway.
Technical Specifications
Height
150 cm
Weight
89 kg
DOF
56
Payload
18 kg
Runtime
Not disclosed
Speed
Not disclosed
Price
Not commercial yet
Strengths
- +Unmatched dynamic movement and balance (parkour-grade)
- +32-year R&D lineage, deep expertise in locomotion
- +Hyundai manufacturing and automotive deployment pathway
- +TRI (Toyota Research Institute) provides Large Behavior Models
Vulnerabilities
- −Late to commercial deployment — still R&D-first culture
- −High per-unit cost structure
- −Spot (quadruped) revenue cannibalization concerns for Atlas commercial push
Component Story
New electric Atlas replaces the iconic hydraulic platform. Custom electric actuators, advanced IMU suite, stereo vision + LiDAR. 50 DOF full body.
Actuators
Custom electric (new)
Compute
Custom + NVIDIA
Battery
Li-ion pack
Sensors
Stereo vision + LiDAR + IMU suite
Funding History
| Year | Round | Amount | Lead Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Founded at MIT Leg Lab spin-out | — | — |
| 2013 | Acquired by Google/Alphabet | — | |
| 2017 | Acquired by SoftBank | — | SoftBank |
| 2021 | Acquired by Hyundai | $880M | Hyundai |
Key Partners
Hyundai Motor (deployment)Toyota Research Institute (LBM)
Competing Platforms
Current Status
Production-ready (CES 2026). First customers: Hyundai + Google DeepMind. 56 DOF.
Source: Ch.7 Competitive Landscape v2