Asked whether building a robot that functions similarly to a human—only stronger, more heat resistant and less prone to fatigue—could put human jobs at risk, Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter said it likely will.

Hyundai and Boston Dynamics on Monday unveiled a new version of its humanoid robot that it has been testing at a factory in Georgia and may be the future of manufacturing.

The press conference began with a group of Boston Dynamics' well-known Spot robots doing a dance number before the event's announcements officially kicked off. You've likely seen video of Boston Dynamic's two-legged humanoid robot known as Atlas, but those have always been in the company's lab.

Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics is also partnering with former owner Google's DeepMind on AI, in a full-circle moment for the two companies.

The partnership, which was announced during the Hyundai press conference at CES 2026, is centered on robotics research that will use Google DeepMind’s AI foundation models. Boston Dynamics’ humanoid robot Atlas will be the first test case, according to Carolina Parada, senior director of robotics at Google DeepMind.

This final enterprise version of Atlas "can perform a wide array of industrial tasks," according to Boston Dynamics, and is specifically designed with consistency and reliability in mind. Atlas can work autonomously,

Jackowski claims Boston Dynamics and Hyundai are putting together, the “most complete dataset in the world to train humanoid skills in manufacturing,” and that the car side of the company will soon be both using and manufacturing these things in “a new robotics factory capable of producing 30,000 Atlas robots a year.”

Boston Dynamics revealed new Atlas robot, aimed at revolutionizing industries with advanced autonomy and compatibility with industrial systems.