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43 Hyundai and Boston Dynamics
AI hardware and software R&D at Hyundai and Boston Dynamics, from every daily edition, newest first · Curated by Dr.P.R.K.Varma
Software
21 October 2026
Robotics Metaplant Application Center for training Atlas humanoids on manufacturing tasks
embodied AI / humanoids
SoftwareCompany or official announcementTRL: Pilot deployment
Evidence: corporate announcement · TRL: pilot deployment · Sources: bostondynamics.com · hyundaimotorgroup.com · RKV-RND-2026-10-21-051
Full write-up from 21 October 2026
Latest verified R&D update. Date: 2026 (Sept–Oct; day not re-verified). Boston Dynamics and Hyundai opened the Robotics Metaplant Application Center in Georgia to train Atlas for automotive logistics and sequencing. Secondary reports place the Spot 5.2 release (AI-agent dispatch via Orbit) on 1 October 2026. Evidence: corporate announcement. TRL: pilot deployment. Source(s): https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-opens-robotics-metaplant-application-center-to-train-humanoid-robots-for-manufacturing-tasks/; https://www.hyundaimotorgroup.com/en/story/hyundai-motor-group-bloomberg-atlas-boston-dynamics-rmac