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The reported RAI acquisition would add robotics research capacity as Hyundai pursues SoftBank’s Boston Dynamics stake and SoftBank explores other humanoid investments.
Hyundai’s Nošovice plant is discussing Atlas with Boston Dynamics and headquarters, but a European deployment date remains unannounced.
At its 2026 CEO Investor Day, Hyundai put hard numbers behind Atlas for the first time: 30,000 units of annual US capacity from 2028, 25,000 already spoken for. It also went out of its way to insist robots are "in service of humans" — a line delivered 24 hours after its Korean union settled a walkout that demanded protection from automation.
Hyundai is acquiring SoftBank’s remaining 9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics, paving the way for a wholly owned subsidiary and a fast-tracked Nasdaq IPO by 2028.
At its 2026 CEO Investor Day, Kia outlined an ambitious execution roadmap for robotics, including the full-scale industrial deployment of Boston Dynamics’ Atlas starting in 2028 and a multi-modal logistics solution integrated with its next-generation electric vans.
