Boston Dynamics · USA
Atlas
An all-electric industrial humanoid built for factory work, starting with parts sequencing at Hyundai car plants. It swaps its own batteries and its joints rotate a full 360°.
2026 units go only to Hyundai and Google DeepMind pilots. Orders for other customers are expected to open in 2027. The unit shown at CES 2026 was a teleoperated prototype.
How it works
6 ideas that make Atlas different
Numbers mark where each idea sits on the robot.
A planning brain
A high-level system reads camera data and plans the task. Google DeepMind is integrating its Gemini Robotics models here.
A reflex layer
A separate fast loop handles balance and motor torque many times a second, so planning never slows down staying upright.
Batteries it changes itself
Two swappable packs. When low, Atlas walks to a station and swaps them without help, for near-continuous shifts.
Joints that spin all the way
Joints rotate a full 360°, so the torso can turn around or the legs reverse instead of the whole robot repositioning.
Hands that feel
Three fingers plus an opposable thumb, with tactile sensors in the fingers and palm to judge grip.
Built to be repaired fast
Only two actuator designs across the body. A technician can swap a whole limb in under five minutes.
Watch it move
Atlas Airborne | Boston Dynamics & @rai-inst — Boston Dynamics (official). Research version of Atlas, tested with the RAI Institute.
Full specifications
Compare with other humanoidsFigures are the maker's own unless marked as a third-party figure. Nothing below has been independently verified.
Identity
Body
What this means
Each degree of freedom is one joint that can move on its own. More joints mean more human-like movement, but also more motors to power and control. Hands are where counts climb fastest: a dexterous hand alone can have 10 to 20.
Performance
What this means
How much a robot can lift is quoted in very different ways: per arm or with the whole body, as a brief peak or something it can hold all shift. Only figures measured the same way can be compared.
What this means
Hours on one charge mean little without the conditions: standing still drains far less than walking or carrying loads. A robot that swaps its battery can work longer than its runtime suggests.
What this means
The IP code says how well the robot is sealed: the first digit is dust, the second water. IP67 means dust-tight and able to survive brief submersion, which matters in factories that are hosed down.
Intelligence
What this means
Who is really in control. A teleoperated robot is driven by a person; a scripted one replays programmed moves; a learned policy decides for itself from training. Demos often mix all three without saying so.
Market
Sources
Last checked 2026-10-19.