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🇺🇸 Boston Dynamics Atlas (electric)

Boston Dynamics · USA · unveiled 2024
pilot task-autonomous electric data confidence: high
84.8
HMX Score
Rank #3 of 156 humanoid

Watch changes · Evidence history · Cited research export · Plan a pilot

Score breakdown

AutonomyManipulationMobilityHardwareCommercialEcosystem
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%100.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%72.5
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%91.0
Hardware & Engineering · 15%96.2
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 15%67.0
Ecosystem & Viability · 10%72.0

Each pillar is scored 0–100 from published specs, then weighted into the HMX. Compare it only with other humanoid robots — each category uses its own reference scales. See the full methodology →

Notable

The all-electric fifth-generation Atlas uses 360-degree continuous-rotation joints at hips, waist and neck for 56 DOF and a range of motion exceeding the human body; all 2026 units committed to Hyundai and Google DeepMind.

Deployment evidence

Legacy mentions are unverified. A partnership or announcement is not proof of an active deployment. Evidence labels do not change HMX v2 scoring.

Hyundai Motor Group – Hyundai Metaplant America (HMGMA, Georgia, USA) for automotive parts sequencing and material handling

unknown · unverified

  • No deployment-specific evidence recorded.

Hyundai Motor Group – Robotics Metaplant Application Center (RMAC)

unknown · unverified

  • No deployment-specific evidence recorded.

Google DeepMind – Research facilities for physical AI and foundation model training

unknown · unverified

  • No deployment-specific evidence recorded.

Specifications

Evidence is attached to each value. Robot-wide source links do not verify every field. A source about an older value cannot support the current specification.

Height
190.0 cm
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Weight
90.0 kg
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Payload
50.0 kg
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Travel speed
2.5 m/s
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Runtime
4.0 h
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Battery
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Total DoF
56 DoF
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Hand DoF per hand
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Dexterous hands
Yes
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Actuation
electric
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Form factor
bipedal
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Onboard compute
Embedded high-performance robotics processors (integrated with NVIDIA simulation architecture and BD Orbit platform)
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

AI model
Strategic embodied AI foundation models co-developed with Google DeepMind (Gemini-based reasoning AI) + Boston Dynamics Orbit software platform
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Autonomy
task-autonomous
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Product status
pilot
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Indicative price
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Funding
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Company valuation
20.0 USD billion
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Boston Dynamics Atlas (electric) in context: rank, rivals and specs

Compare with Tesla Optimus Gen 3 →

Atlas (electric) is a humanoid robot from Boston Dynamics in USA, and it is in paid pilot deployments. It scores 84.8 on the Humanoid Metric, ranking 3rd of 156 — in the top 10%.

On the leaderboard it sits between Tesla Optimus Gen 3 (HMX 85.1) and Agile ONE (HMX 81.2).

It is at or above the category median on every machine pillar, most of all mobility & locomotion: 91.0 against a median of 34.8.

By the published specifications, it is taller than 97% of the 123 other humanoid robots publishing a height (190 cm), carries more payload than 95% of the 97 other humanoid robots publishing a payload (50 kg) and has more degrees of freedom than 89% of the 116 other humanoid robots publishing a degree-of-freedom count (56).

On autonomy, it has demonstrated completing tasks on its own. 3 deployment claims are on record, none yet backed by a customer, the press or the vendor.

Its specifications carry a high-confidence grade from 4 cited sources, as of 2026-06.

Task evidence

Task capability is not inferred from hardware specifications or general autonomy labels. Find robots for a task →

No task-specific evidence recorded. Capability remains unknown.

Frequently asked questions about the Boston Dynamics Atlas (electric)

How much does the Boston Dynamics Atlas (electric) cost?

Boston Dynamics has not published a price for the Boston Dynamics Atlas (electric), and none is estimated here.

What are the Boston Dynamics Atlas (electric)'s specs?

Published specifications: payload 50 kg, speed 2.5 m/s, runtime 4 h, degrees of freedom 56, height 190 cm, weight 90 kg. Not published: degrees of freedom per hand.

Is the Boston Dynamics Atlas (electric) autonomous?

The Boston Dynamics Atlas (electric) has demonstrated completing tasks on its own. The grade reflects demonstrations, not marketing claims.

How does the Boston Dynamics Atlas (electric) compare to the Tesla Optimus Gen 3?

On the HMX, the Boston Dynamics Atlas (electric) scores 84.8 and the Tesla Optimus Gen 3 85.1. The Boston Dynamics Atlas (electric) leads on autonomy & intelligence and mobility & locomotion; the Tesla Optimus Gen 3 leads on manipulation & dexterity, hardware & engineering and commercial readiness & deployment.

Who makes the Boston Dynamics Atlas (electric)?

The Boston Dynamics Atlas (electric) is made by Boston Dynamics, in USA.

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HMX score: 84.8

Change history · 2 applied updates

  • Spec update Update Atlas (electric)
    status: limited-production → pilot; autonomy_level: supervised-autonomy → task-autonomous; ai_model: NVIDIA Isaac GR00T + Google DeepMind Gemini Robotics; Toyota Research Institute LBM → Strategic embodied AI foundation models co-developed with Google DeepMind (Gemini-based reasoning AI) + Boston Dynamics Orbit software platform; onboard_compute: NVIDIA Jetson Thor → Embedded high-performance robotics processors (integrated with NVIDIA simulation architecture and BD Orbit platform); valuation_usd_billions: 1.1 → 20; deployments: Hyundai HMGMA (Georgia metaplant, automotive assembly), Google DeepMind (AI research) → Hyundai Motor Group – Hyundai Metaplant America (HMGMA, Georgia, USA) for automotive parts sequencing and material handling, Hyundai Motor Group – Robotics Metaplant Application Center (RMAC), Google DeepMind – Research facilities for physical AI and foundation model training
    2026-08-23T01:04:53+00:00 · by agent-bulk
  • Spec update Update Atlas (electric)
    status: limited-production → commercial; autonomy_level: supervised-autonomy → task-autonomous; ai_model: NVIDIA Isaac GR00T + Google DeepMind Gemini Robotics; Toyota Research Institute LBM → Google DeepMind Gemini Robotics (Gemini 3) + Toyota Research Institute Large Behavior Models + Boston Dynamics Orbit fleet software; onboard_compute: NVIDIA Jetson Thor → NVIDIA Jetson Thor (Blackwell, 2070 FP4 TFLOPS); hand_dof_per_hand: → 7; deployments: Hyundai HMGMA (Georgia metaplant, automotive assembly), Google DeepMind (AI research) → Hyundai HMGMA (Georgia metaplant, automotive assembly), Google DeepMind (AI research), Kia Motors (U.S. manufacturing plants), FIFA World Cup 2026 (ceremonial ball delivery at MetLife Stadium)
    2026-07-17T03:45:36+00:00 · by admin