Boston Dynamics begins Atlas testing at Hyundai plant, eyes 25,000 rollout

Boston Dynamics opened the Robotics Metaplant Application Center at Hyundai's Metaplant America campus in Georgia to train its humanoid robot Atlas. Hyundai plans to deploy 25,000 Atlas units across Hyundai and Kia plants, targeting full component assembly and heavy-load labor by 2030.

• Hyundai plans to deploy 25,000 Atlas units across Hyundai and Kia plants
• Atlas lifts up to 50 kg and runs about 4 hours per charge
• Testing moves to a facility 10 times larger in 2027
• A dedicated US plant will produce 30,000 robots per year