Overview
The all-electric successor to hydraulic Atlas, first shown in April 2024 and presented as a production product at CES 2026. It lifts up to 50 kg (30 kg sustained), runs about 4 hours per battery and swaps its own battery. Production began in Boston in 2026, with first units going to Hyundai's Robotics Metaplant Application Center and Google DeepMind, and wider deployment at Hyundai's Georgia Metaplant targeted for 2028. In October 2026 Boston Dynamics showed a new four-finger hand with 13 degrees of freedom (up from 7) and tactile sensors in the fingertips and palm, built to work power tools.
- Type
- Biped robot · Full-size humanoids
- Maker
- Boston Dynamics / Hyundai (USA)
- Released
- 2024
- Price
- Not for sale
- Status
- Not for sale (research)
- Best for
- Professionals & labs
- Programming
- No programmability
Price and shipping
Initial 2026 production allocated to Hyundai and Google DeepMind
Shipping: Not available. Not for sale to the public. 2026 output is committed to Hyundai and Google DeepMind.
Specifications
| Category | Bipeds · Full-size humanoids |
|---|---|
| Released | 2024 |
| Country | USA |
| Availability | Not for sale (research) |
| Programmability | No programmability |
| Built-in autonomy | Task-level · Carries out multi-step jobs on its own, such as inspections, deliveries or chores |
| LLM support | None · Language-conditioned behavior models with TRI and Gemini work are research demos, not confirmed on delivered units, and there is no public SDK. |
| Best for | Professionals & labs |
| Vision sensors | Camera, Depth camera |
| Actuators | Brushless / direct-drive motors |
| Audio | Unknown |
| Compute type | Proprietary / undisclosed |
| Balance type | RL walking |
| Height | 1.9 m |
| Weight | 90 kg |
| Compute | Not published |
| Speed | Not published |
| DOF | 56 |
| Sensors | 360° camera coverage, depth sensing, tactile hands |
| Balance | Reinforcement-learning locomotion and whole-body behaviors (with Toyota Research Institute large behavior models), plus joints that rotate beyond human range. |
| SDK | None public (managed through Boston Dynamics Orbit fleet software) |
Common questions
How much does Atlas cost?
Not for sale. Initial 2026 production allocated to Hyundai and Google DeepMind.
Can Atlas be bought today?
No. It was never sold to the public.
Who makes Atlas?
Atlas is made by Boston Dynamics / Hyundai (USA). It came out in 2024.
Can Atlas be programmed?
No programmability. None public (managed through Boston Dynamics Orbit fleet software).
Does Atlas have AI chat or LLM support?
None. Language-conditioned behavior models with TRI and Gemini work are research demos, not confirmed on delivered units, and there is no public SDK.
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- MuJoCo Guide · the simulator used to train walking robots
- ROS 2 Guide · the software framework many robots use
- Robot Vision and Depth Sensors · cameras, lidar and other distance sensors
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