Jan. 5 (UPI) — 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 5-foot, 9-inch, 200-pound Atlas humanoid robot was shown off publicly for the first time Monday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Hyundai said that it plans to deploy the robots widespread at its factories by 2028 and slowly ramp up the complexity of tasks they can do.
“Through collaboration between Boston Dynamics — home to the world’s most advanced robots technology — and global AI leaders, Hyundai Motor Group will integrate cutting-edge AI robotics across all HMG manufacturing sites worldwide, and subsequently expand into logistics, energy, construction and facility management sectors,” Hyundai said in a press release.
The robots are imagined to operate for industrial work alongside humans to assist their workloads, including carrying heavy objects and completing physically demanding or repetitive tasks, the company said.
“This enterprise-grade humanoid robot offers impressive strength and range of motion, precise manipulation and intelligent adaptability — designed to power the new industrial revolution,” Boston Dynamics said in a post on X.
Boston Dynamics, 88% of which Hyundai owns, has designed several methods for training the robots using AI models or by supervised learning, which includes using a virtual reality headset to control and guide the Atlas, CBS News reported.
The companies also are using Google DeepMind’s Gemini robotics AI foundation models to program the robots, which Hyundai said will allow its robotics division to train the robots on larger sets of complex, real-world tasks.
In October, an Atlas was tested at Hyundai’s factory in Georgia, where it sorted roof rack for an assembly line autonomously.
Hyundai, which said its robotic products already are used by DHL, Nestle and Maersk, said it plans to test and train Atlas robots internally and, eventually, will supply parts and mass-produce robots as part of a “one-stop robotics-as-a-service” for its customers.
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