Hyundai and Boston Dynamics unveil humanoid robot Atlas
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Gemini is now running humanoid robots on factory lines
Humanoid robots have quietly crossed a threshold from lab demos to real industrial work, and the software making that leap possible is Google’s Gemini family of AI models. Instead of being teleoperated or locked into rigid scripts,
At CES, Boston Dynamics reunited with Google, demoed Atlas for the first time in public, and debuted a new production version of the humanoid.
Boston Dynamics is testing a new Atlas humanoid robot at Hyundai’s Georgia plant, showcasing autonomous factory work.
Hyundai said it plans on mass-producing Atlas as “production-ready humanoid robots” that will be put to work at the automaker’s car plants, starting with the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant in Savannah, Georgia. The company estimates it will produce 30,000 robots annually starting in 2028.