Boston Dynamics Atlas (Electric)
Not reviewed
The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.
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humanoidrecord.com, "Boston Dynamics Atlas (Electric)", page snapshot 2026-11-03, https://humanoidrecord.com/robots/boston-dynamics-atlas-electric/
Patent plate · USPTO / Boston Dynamics, Inc. · not evidence
Height to scale. Width is schematic, derived from weight; not a measured body width.
Specs
| Field | Value | Status | Quote | Accessed | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height (cm) | 1903 | claimed | “1.9 m (6.2 ft)”Not reviewedThe cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim. |
2026-09-20 | — |
| Weight (kg) | 904 | claimed | “90 kg (198 lbs)”Not reviewedThe cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim. |
2026-09-20 | — |
| Degrees of freedom | 565 | claimed | “DoF 56”Evidence review: supportedThe cited source was reviewed and supports this specific claim. This does not establish independent truth.
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2026-10-04 | — |
| Battery runtime (min) | 2402 | claimed | “4 hours”Not reviewedThe cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim. |
2026-09-20 | — |
| Payload (kg) | 501 | claimed | “50 kg (110 lbs)”Not reviewedThe cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim. |
2026-09-20 | — |
| Battery swappable | true6 | claimed | “Atlas autonomously navigates to a charging station and swaps out its own battery”Not reviewedThe cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim. |
2026-09-21 | — |
Power, software and buying
| Field | Status | Value | Quote | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuator torque (Nm) | — | — | — | |
| Battery (Wh) | — | — | — | |
| Battery swappable | yes6 | “Atlas autonomously navigates to a charging station and swaps out its own battery”Not reviewedThe cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim. |
2026-09-21 | |
| Charge time (min) | — | — | — | |
| Locomotion | — | — | — | |
| SDK | — | — | — | |
| Warranty | — | — | — | |
| Order type | quote required12 | “Our team will be in touch with qualified prospects.”Not reviewedThe cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim. |
2026-09-21 | |
Safety and control
Not yet reviewed means Humanoidrecord has not reviewed or found documentation for this field. It does not show that a feature is absent, certify protection, or establish how the robot behaves in every setting.
| Field | Review status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency stop | Not yet reviewed | No source reviewed |
| Motion limits | Not yet reviewed | No source reviewed |
| Operator logging | Not yet reviewed | No source reviewed |
Reported control modes
These modes apply only to the sourced capabilities listed here, not to the robot as a whole.
See the incident register for separately sourced public reports. This link does not connect this robot or model to an incident.
Simulation
No simulation artifact confirmed in targeted search
This records a searched-but-not-confirmed result. It does not mean simulation support is unavailable.
- Search checked
- 2026-09-27
- Search result
- Targeted searches found no confirmed model for this record; does not mean unavailable.
Actuator architecture
1 actuator group documented.
- Search checked
- 2026-09-27
- Search result
- Exact-variant actuator architecture evidence was found in the listed official source and is recorded per group.
Whole robot platform · Atlas (Electric) · Claimed
- Scope
- Whole robot platform
- Variant
- Atlas (Electric)
- Evidence status
- Claimed
- Drive
- Electric
- Transmission
- Not confirmed
- Motion
- Not confirmed
- Architecture
- Not confirmed
Evidence review: supported
The cited source was reviewed and supports this specific claim. This does not establish independent truth.
- Reason
- Boston Dynamics explicitly identifies the new Atlas variant as fully electric.
- Checked
- 2026-09-27
- Review method
- Text review
- Media type
- Article
- Publisher relation
- Official source (published by the subject or manufacturer)
- Robot variant
- Atlas (Electric)
Architecture metadata describes the cited mechanism only. No performance is inferred.
What it has been seen doing
| Capability | Recorded status | Reported autonomy | Source review |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pick and place | recorded demonstrated | reported autonomous | “There are no prescribed or teleoperated movements; all motions are generated autonomously online.”9Needs reviewThe reviewed source does not provide enough evidence for this specific claim.
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| Box handling | recorded demonstrated | reported autonomous | “Atlas practiced sorting roof racks without human help”10Needs reviewThe reviewed source does not provide enough evidence for this specific claim.
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Results under fixed rules
| Event | Date | Discipline | Result | Rank | Autonomy | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No competition results under a fixed ruleset recorded yet. | ||||||
Price history
| Date | Amount | Variant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| No price history recorded. | |||
Recorded delivery timeline
- claimed → demonstrated
- demonstrated
- first delivery recorded
Boston Dynamics retired the hydraulic Atlas and unveiled a fully electric successor.11
Not reviewed
The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.
Delivery evidence without an exact delivery date
A source publication or review date is not a confirmed receipt day.
- Boston Dynamics describes an electric Atlas prototype pilot at Hyundai’s Georgia metaplant in fall 2025. This does not establish deployment of the distinct 2026 product version recorded here.7
Needs review
The reviewed source does not provide enough evidence for this specific claim.
- Reason
- Prototype customer-site observation is not evidence that the later product-version Atlas reached Hyundai. Publication date is not a delivery day.
- Checked
- 2026-09-27
- Review method
- Text review
- Media type
- Article
- Publisher relation
- Official source (published by the subject or manufacturer)
- Robot variant
- pre-production electric Atlas prototype
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- Boston Dynamics unveiled the product version of Atlas in January 2026 and described its customer fleet shipments as scheduled for later in 2026.8
Needs review
The reviewed source does not provide enough evidence for this specific claim.
- Reason
- The product-version announcement and future shipment schedule do not establish any product-version customer receipt.
- Checked
- 2026-09-27
- Review method
- Text review
- Media type
- Article
- Publisher relation
- Official source (published by the subject or manufacturer)
- Robot variant
- 2026 Atlas product version
- Published
- 2026-01-05
Promises
| Promise | Made on | Deadline | Days | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas deployment starts at Hyundai Metaplant America | 2026-05-20 | 2028-12-31 | 789 days left | open | The Korea Herald |
| Deploy more than 25,000 Atlas robots across Hyundai/Kia plants | 2026-05-20 | 2028-12-31 | 789 days left | open | The Korea Herald |
| Hyundai to produce 30,000 robots per year | 2026-05-20 | 2028-12-31 | 789 days left | open | The Korea Herald |
Notes
- Height/weight conflict: several outlets covering the April 2024 unveiling (aggregator sites, not manufacturer-sourced) reported roughly 1.5 m and 89 kg for electric Atlas, while the current official bostondynamics.com/atlas page (accessed 2026-09-20) states 1.9 m and 90 kg. Because the 1.5 m figure could not be traced to a manufacturer statement, only the current official page value is recorded here as claimed; the discrepancy is flagged rather than resolved.
- Payload: the official page lists 50 kg instant / 30 kg sustained lift capacity; only the instant figure is recorded in the single-value `payload_kg` field per schema.
- Full-scale Hyundai production deployment is still ramping (Boston Dynamics/Hyundai have said full introduction to production is targeted for 2028).
- Demonstrated status: the Hyundai metaplant observation was of a pre-production electric Atlas prototype in fall 2025. Boston Dynamics introduced the product version in January 2026 and described fleet shipments as future. The prototype observation cannot establish customer receipt of this record’s product variant; an exact 4 January 2026 delivery date is unsupported.
- battery_wh, charge_time_min, actuator_torque_nm, sdk, and warranty remain omitted for lack of Atlas-specific figures. No exact first-customer-delivery event or automotive delivery sector is asserted.
- locomotion left out (2026-09-21): searched the manufacturer's own product/press page and its main launch coverage (The Robot Report / IEEE Spectrum / named outlet where applicable) for a literal quote naming the propulsion ("bipedal", "legs", "walks", "wheeled base", etc.); none of the pages fetched in this pass contained a checkable sentence naming it specifically for electric Atlas -- most pages describe height/DOF/speed without ever stating the locomotion type in words. Left out rather than inferred from photos or category. Revisit with a source that states it directly.
Record history
- Boston Dynamics Atlas (Electric): delivery status lowered from shipped to demonstrated
- Boston Dynamics Atlas (Electric): First customer delivery removed: source did not support value (was "Pilot at Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (Ellabell, GA): CBS 60 Minutes correspondent Bill Whitaker visited the plant in person and filmed Atlas sorting roof racks; an independent outlet, not Boston Dynamics or Hyundai, observed and photographed the physical unit on Hyundai's site.") source
- Boston Dynamics Atlas (Electric): locomotion removed: source did not support value (was bipedal) source
- Boston Dynamics Atlas (Electric): media added — Figure 1 from Boston Dynamics' design patent for a robotic device. source
- Boston Dynamics Atlas (Electric): battery_swappable added: yes (claimed) source
- Boston Dynamics Atlas (Electric): locomotion added: bipedal (shipped) source
- Boston Dynamics Atlas (Electric): capability "pick-and-place" added (demonstrated, autonomous) source
- Boston Dynamics Atlas (Electric): capability "box-handling" added (demonstrated, autonomous) source
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