Hyundai Boston Dynamics acquisition closed July 20, 2026, as SoftBank exercised its put option — and on the same day 35,000 Ulsan workers escalated a strike demanding union consent before any Atlas ...

Boston Dynamics has been working on the Atlas robot since 2013, and it's come a long way since. The key? Humanoid robots shouldn't copy human anatomy exactly, said Boston Dynamics' CEO Robert Playter ...

AI made its way onto the 2026 World Cup stage on Sunday, July 5, 2026, with a special appearance from Atlas, a humanoid robot developed by American robotics company Boston Dynamics, owned by Hyundai.

How Boston Dynamics Got Its Atlas Humanoid Robot Fit for the World Cup ...

Atlas, a humanoid robot developed by Hyundai Group robotics affiliate Boston Dynamics, performed at halftime of a World Cup match for the first time.

The new Atlas can kick a soccer ball like no other robot. But for the first time, Boston Dynamics has engineered in a secret superpower critical for success.

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, July 5 : The World Cup has seen superstars, pitch invaders, heartbreak and joy across its 96 years — and, on Sunday, it got a robot. Atlas, an advanced humanoid robot, ...

Thanks to the many ongoing projects in this field, we're used by now to seeing humanoid robots performing all sorts of impressive, almost human-like tasks and movements. But it's not until you see one ...

Before Atlas takes its first steps into the world of work later this year, I found myself face-to-face with CES 2026's most talked-about robot on the show floor. When I say that I went hands-on with ...

Meet Atlas, the humanoid robot developed by Boston Dynamics, a marvel of engineering designed to thrive in human-built environments. Whether it’s climbing stairs, organizing parts in a factory, or ...

Boston Dynamics offers a detailed examination of Atlas, a humanoid robot engineered to perform intricate physical tasks. Atlas’s development relies on a combination of virtual simulations and ...