🇺🇸 Boston Dynamics
Hyundai-owned pioneer of dynamic legged robots; the all-electric fifth-generation Atlas is purpose-built for Hyundai factory work.
Humanoid robots by Boston Dynamics
1 · scored byHMX
Quadruped / Legged robots by Boston Dynamics
1 · scored byQMX
Boston Dynamics builds in 2 categories. Each group is scored by its own index against its own reference scales — the numbers above are comparable within a group and not across them.
Boston Dynamics in 2026: lineup, ranking and funding
Boston Dynamics has 1 humanoid robot in the index. Its highest-scoring, Atlas (electric), ranks 3rd of 156 on the HMX at 84.8 — in the top 10%.
Atlas (electric) stands out most on mobility & locomotion: 91.0 against a median of 34.8 across all 156 humanoid robots.
It is one of 13 companies in USA with humanoid robots in the index.
Boston Dynamics has 1 quadruped robot in the index. Its highest-scoring, Spot, ranks 3rd of 7 on the QMX at 75.4.
Spot stands out most on manipulation & dexterity: 100.0 against a median of 0.0 across all 7 quadruped robots.
Of its 2 models, 1 is shipping to customers (1 commercially available); the rest are 1 in a paid pilot deployment.
Spot has a published price of $74,500; no other model's price is public.
Boston Dynamics has a last reported valuation of $1.1bn, 22nd of 31 with a public valuation.
Frequently asked questions about Boston Dynamics
What robots does Boston Dynamics make?
Boston Dynamics has 2 models in this index: Atlas (electric) (HMX 84.8) and Spot (QMX 75.4).
What is Boston Dynamics's best robot?
Boston Dynamics builds in 2 categories, each scored on its own index, so there is a leading model per category rather than one best robot: among humanoid robots, Atlas (electric) (HMX 84.8, 3rd of 156 humanoid robots) and among quadruped robots, Spot (QMX 75.4, 3rd of 7 quadruped robots).
Can you buy the Boston Dynamics Atlas (electric)?
Not generally: Atlas (electric) is in a paid pilot deployment, and its price is not public.
Where is Boston Dynamics based?
Boston Dynamics is based in Waltham, Massachusetts, and was founded in 1992.