Boston Dynamics

APrivate (Hyundai subsidiary)Founded 1992🇺🇸Waltham, Massachusetts

CEO

Amanda McMaster (Interim)

Overview

Boston Dynamics is a pioneering robotics company founded in 1992 as an MIT spin-off that now commercializes mobile robots for industrial inspection, warehouse automation, and humanoid manipulation. Its commercial portfolio spans Spot, Stretch, and Orbit, while Atlas entered product phase in January 2026 as an enterprise humanoid for factories and warehouses. Backed by Hyundai Motor Group, Boston Dynamics says it has deployed more than 2,000 Spot and Stretch robots globally and is preparing initial Atlas fleet shipments to Hyundai's Robotics Metaplant Application Center in 2026 alongside new AI work with Google DeepMind.

Main Products

Atlas (Electric)

Customer Evaluations

Enterprise humanoid robot designed for factories and warehouses. The all-electric Atlas is Boston Dynamics' commercial mobile-manipulation platform for part sequencing, machine tending, and order fulfillment, built for manufacturability, serviceability, and continuous operation.

Boston Dynamics announced the product version in January 2026. Hyundai is the first customer, with an RMAC fleet scheduled to ship in 2026, and Boston Dynamics says it is starting to work with select customers on material-handling evaluations.

Height / Reach1.9 m / 2.3 m

PayloadRepeated 30 kg lifts

Battery System4 hours typical use; autonomous swap in <3 min

Environmental RatingIP67

Spot

Commercially Available

Agile quadruped robot for autonomous industrial inspection, data collection, and remote operation in hazardous environments. Features 3D vision, SLAM navigation, obstacle avoidance, and stair climbing. Used across oil & gas, utilities, construction, mining, and manufacturing.

Commercially available since 2020 and now operating at hundreds of locations globally across industrial inspection, safety response, digital twin, and research workflows.

Deployment FootprintHundreds of locations globally

Payload14 kg

Average Runtime90 mins

Max Speed1.6 m/s

Stretch

Commercially Available

Mobile warehouse robot purpose-built for unloading floor-loaded trailers and containers. Features a mobile base, perception system, and a custom arm/gripper to handle boxes up to 50 lbs. Designed to work in existing warehouse infrastructure without modifications.

Commercial deployments continue across logistics and retail customers including Otto Group, DHL Supply Chain, Gap, H&M, Maersk, and NFI.

ThroughputHundreds of cases an hour

Package HandlingUp to 50 lb cases

Deployment TimeUp and running in days from delivery

Orbit

Active

Fleet management and data analysis software for Boston Dynamics robots. Orbit provides remote site access, robot operations, inspection analytics, alerts, and workflow integrations across single or multi-site deployments.

Commercially available today with centralized dashboards, remote robot operation, APIs, webhooks, alerts, and multi-site management for Boston Dynamics robot fleets.

Deployment OptionsCloud, on-prem Site Hub, or virtual machine

SecuritySOC 2 Type II, SSO, multi-site dashboards

AI InspectionVision-language model for visual inspections

What's Next

Ship the first RMAC Atlas fleet

Deliver the first Atlas fleet to Hyundai's Robotics Metaplant Application Center in 2026 and convert the current product announcement into repeatable factory deployments.

2026

Start DeepMind-powered Atlas work

Begin the joint research program with Google DeepMind to integrate Gemini Robotics foundation models into Atlas and accelerate broader industrial task learning.

2026

Expand Spot with FieldAI in dynamic sites

Expand Spot deployments with FieldAI across construction and other changing environments, using Field Foundation Models to push autonomous inspections, mapping, and monitoring into less structured sites.

2026

Broaden Hyundai deployment programs

Turn Hyundai's commitment to purchase tens of thousands of robots into broader Spot, Stretch, and future Atlas deployments across manufacturing and logistics programs over the next few years.

2026–2028

Operations & Revenue

StatusRevenue-generating

Boston Dynamics is generating commercial revenue from Spot, Stretch, and Orbit deployments across hundreds of customer locations. Atlas entered product phase in January 2026, with Hyundai as the first customer and RMAC fleet shipments scheduled for 2026.

Revenue Streams

Spot robots, payloads, and support

Spot hardware, payloads, support, and inspection workflows for industrial inspection, safety response, digital twin capture, and remote operations across factories, energy sites, and construction projects.

Stretch warehouse automation systems

Stretch robot deployments, integration, and support for trailer and container unloading. Public reference customers include Otto Group, NFI, Gap, DHL, Maersk, and H&M.

Orbit fleet management software

Orbit software deployments for robot fleet management, industrial inspection data, alerts, and workflow integrations across sites.

Key Metrics

Employees

~1,100

Est. Annual Revenue

~$224M/year (third-party estimate)

Mobile Robots Deployed

2,000+ Spot and Stretch robots

Customer Footprint

Hundreds of locations globally

Atlas Work Envelope

1.9 m tall, 2.3 m reach, repeated 30 kg lifts

Hyundai Demand Signal

Tens of thousands of robots planned over the next few years

Timeline

2026Atlas enters product phase

Boston Dynamics announces the product version of Atlas in January, says Hyundai completed an initial deployment in 2025 and will receive an RMAC fleet in 2026, and pairs the rollout with a new Google DeepMind partnership to accelerate Atlas task learning.

2025Hyundai expands commitment to Boston Dynamics

Hyundai Motor Group says it plans to purchase tens of thousands of robots over the next few years, deepens manufacturing collaboration with Boston Dynamics, and highlights future Atlas deployment at its Georgia metaplant.

2024Hydraulic Atlas retired; electric Atlas announced

Retires the iconic hydraulic Atlas in April. Unveils the fully electric, commercially oriented Atlas the next day — a ground-up redesign for industrial deployment.

2020Spot goes on sale; Hyundai acquisition announced

Spot becomes first commercially available robot at $74,500. Hyundai Motor Group agrees to acquire 80% stake for ~$880M, valuing the company at $1.1B.

2017Acquired by SoftBank

Sold by Alphabet to SoftBank Group. Company rebrands as a commercial robotics company under new leadership with Robert Playter as CEO.

2013Atlas unveiled; acquired by Google

Atlas humanoid robot unveiled for the DARPA Robotics Challenge in July. Acquired by Google X (Alphabet) in December.

2005BigDog quadruped introduced

BigDog quadruped robot introduced, funded by DARPA as a military pack mule capable of carrying 340 lbs over rough terrain.

1992Founded as MIT spin-off

Marc Raibert founds Boston Dynamics as a spin-off from MIT's Leg Laboratory, initially focused on legged locomotion research and later joined by Robert Playter.

Funding

Round	Date	Amount	Investors
Acquisition by Google X	Dec 2013	Undisclosed	Alphabet (Google X)
Acquisition by SoftBank	Jun 2017	Undisclosed (~$100–165M est.)	SoftBank Group
Acquisition by Hyundai (80%)	Jun 2021	~$880M (valued at $1.1B)	Hyundai Motor Group (80%), SoftBank (20% retained)