Boston Dynamics

In a major industry shift, Milan Kovac—the engineer who helped birth Tesla’s Optimus—has moved to Boston Dynamics. The hire signals a decisive pivot for Hyundai’s robotics firm as it transitions from viral research to industrial scale.

Boston Dynamics sheds its R&D skin at CES 2026, unveiling a production version of the all-electric Atlas designed for "automotive volumes." With 56 degrees of freedom, an "alien" morphology, and a deep Google DeepMind partnership, the company is finally moving from viral videos to the assembly line.

The long-awaited "January Update" is official: Hyundai Motor Group will unveil its roadmap for mass robot deployment and bring the electric Atlas to the public stage for the first time in Las Vegas.

In a detailed new technical discussion, Atlas leadership explains why "hard automation" is failing the automotive industry and reveals the three-pillared data strategy behind the robot''s new AI brain.

Amidst a flurry of competitor milestones, Boston Dynamics executives hint at a major shift toward mass production and enterprise deployment for the Atlas humanoid early next year.