Tag: Boston dynamics

RoboCup 2026: first-ever 11-vs-11 humanoid soccer match

In Incheon, South Korea, humanoid robots played the first-ever 11-vs-11 soccer match on real hardware. RoboCup 2026 also brought the debut of Generalist AI's GEN-1 model, achieving 99% success on simple physical tasks.

Boston Dynamics deploys Atlas and Spot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Boston Dynamics deployed Atlas and Spot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Atlas mastered the Ghost Rabona soccer trick through motion capture and reinforcement learning in simulation. Spot is patrolling four US stadiums in support of security operations.

Autonomous robots at work: warehouses yes, homes not yet

Ars Technica gathered leading robotics researchers and founders on how AI is moving robots from simple navigation to independent work. Robots already operate in warehouses and factories, but general-purpose machines for homes remain decades away.

South Korea commits $1T: memory chips, AI data centers, and humanoid robots by 2028

South Korea announced $1T in megaprojects: Samsung and SK Hynix build new DRAM fabs ($585B), Naver and SK Group invest in AI data centers ($357B), and Hyundai commits $5.8B to an Atlas robot factory. The target is 30,000 humanoids per year by 2028.

Hyundai takes full ownership of Boston Dynamics — SoftBank exits for $325M

Hyundai Motor Group has acquired SoftBank's remaining 9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics for $325 million, making the Atlas robot maker a wholly owned subsidiary. The price reflects a 2021 put option — far below current market estimates. The move accelerates Boston Dynamics' planned Nasdaq IPO in 2027–2028.

GM installs FANUC robots at Factory Zero while 1,300 workers wait to return

General Motors installed 50 FANUC robotic arms at its flagship Detroit EV plant while more than 1,300 workers remain on indefinite layoff. The move has drawn sharp UAW opposition and reignited the US debate on factory automation and dark factories.

Boston Dynamics loses its executive core: the price of going from lab to factory

Boston Dynamics faces a wave of executive departures — CEO, CTO, and VP of Research have all left. The tension between its research culture and Hyundai's production demands reveals the price of transforming from a lab into a mass humanoid manufacturer.

Physical AI brings new governance demands for autonomous systems

As physical AI systems scale across factories and infrastructure, a critical governance gap is emerging: who defines the boundaries of AI that can issue instructions to machines, and how? The industry is still working out the answers.

LG and NVIDIA in Physical AI Talks: Data Centres, CLOiD Home Robot, and Autonomous Vehicles

LG and NVIDIA are in exploratory talks on physical AI collaboration spanning AI data centre infrastructure, home robotics (CLOiD), and automotive compute. No agreements yet, but their hardware interdependencies run deep.

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