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Summary
Boston Dynamics, based in Waltham, Massachusetts, makes the Spot quadruped, the Stretch trailer-unloading robot and the Atlas humanoid. Hyundai acquired a controlling stake from SoftBank in 2021 and Hyundai vice chair Jaehoon Chang chairs the board. On 2026-10-06 it named Rohit Prasad, formerly head scientist for Alexa and AGI at Amazon, as CEO effective the next day; he succeeds CFO Amanda McMaster, interim CEO since Robert Playter stepped down in February. Atlas production begins in 2026, with first units going to Hyundai’s Robotics Metaplant Application Center (RMAC) and Google DeepMind and other customers expected in early 2027.
Key Facts
- HQ: Waltham, MA; plans to spend $100M expanding facilities there
- Ownership: controlled by Hyundai (acquired from SoftBank, 2021)
- CEO: Rohit Prasad (from 2026-10-07; expected to join the board); third CEO after Marc Raibert (1992–2020) and Robert Playter
- Board chair: Jaehoon Chang, Hyundai vice chair
- Atlas: production begins 2026; 6.2 ft tall; 7.5 ft reach; payload up to 66 lb; IP67; operating range -4°F to 104°F; about four-hour battery, hot-swappable in roughly three minutes; fenceless operation via onboard people and vehicle detection; first customers Hyundai RMAC and Google DeepMind; others early 2027; actuators from Hyundai’s Mobi platform; price not given
- Atlas ROI claim: company says most customers will see ROI within two years
- Hyundai target: about 30,000 robotics systems per year from a single factory (all products), tied to Hyundai’s $26B US manufacturing investment
- RMAC: opened in Georgia at Hyundai Metaplant America to train Atlas integration
- Spot 5.2: adds agentic workflows; Orbit AIVI now powered by Google Gemini
- Stretch: trailer-unloading robot
- Revenue: not disclosed in sources reviewed
What It Is / How It Works
Spot is a legged inspection robot, Stretch a box-handling arm on a mobile base, and Atlas a bipedal humanoid aimed first at autonomous material handling. The company says early Atlas use cases will be limited. Research deploying Gemini Robotics models on Atlas was set to start in early 2026. The new Atlas hand has four fingers and no pinky, designed for simulation and sim-to-real reinforcement learning.
Leadership shift. Prasad’s stated plan is to productize intelligent robotic systems for industrial and commercial settings as part of a “physical AI” strategy; he spent 12 years at Amazon and nearly 14 at Raytheon BBN before that.
Notable Developments
- 2026-10-06: Rohit Prasad named CEO. (The Robot Report)
- 2026-02: Robert Playter steps down; Amanda McMaster interim CEO. (TechCrunch)
- 2026-01-05: Production Atlas shown at CES; production in 2026. (A3)
Key People
Rohit Prasad — CEO
- LinkedIn: not found
- Role: CEO from 2026-10-07; formerly SVP and head scientist for Alexa and AGI at Amazon (12 years); earlier nearly 14 years at Raytheon BBN Technologies, leading machine-learning research (The Robot Report)
Amanda McMaster — CFO; interim CEO until October 2026
- LinkedIn: not found
- Role: interim CEO from February 2026
Jaehoon Chang — Board chair; Hyundai vice chair
- LinkedIn: not found
People — Last Reviewed: 2026-10-25
Supply Chain Position
Boston Dynamics is a platform OEM. Hyundai’s Mobi platform is to supply Atlas actuators; other suppliers were not confirmed in this review.
Claim Verification
Claim: Atlas production and first deliveries in 2026
Status: Partially verified
Supporting sources:
- A3 (Jan 2026) — production in 2026; first units to RMAC and Google DeepMind
Refuting / questioning sources:
- No delivery confirmation or unit counts were found; early use cases are described as limited.
Summary: A stated plan; deliveries not confirmed.
Claim: Spot base price $74,500
Status: Unverified
Summary: A 2020 launch price; not re-checked.