At Boston Dynamics’ town hall, the Group announced plans to purchase tens of thousands of robots

Waltham, Massachusetts, April 3, 2025 - Boston Dynamics, the global leader in mobile robotics, and Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) enter a new chapter together to increase manufacturing capabilities, expand collaboration to produce more robots, and build a vibrant robotics ecosystem in the U.S.

Last week, Hyundai Motor Group announced it will invest $21 billion in the U.S., including a $6 billion investment to drive innovation and expand strategic partnerships with U.S. companies. As part of this new investment, the Group will purchase tens of thousands of robots in the next few years and it will help enable Boston Dynamics' growth by integrating its manufacturing capabilities, which have creatively built and advanced the mobility ecosystem, with Boston Dynamics' business to create the world's leading manufacturer of advanced mobile robots.

Hyundai Motor Group is already deploying Spot robots for industrial inspection and predictive maintenance at its facilities, and will also deploy Atlas across its factories in the future.

Last week, Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung and Vice Chair Jaehoon Chang joined Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter at a Boston Dynamics all-employee town hall and spoke directly about future business plans, emphasizing support for Boston Dynamics and the expansion of AI investments, and promotion of external partnerships and collaboration efforts.

As part of its continuous drive for innovation, the integration of Boston Dynamics' solutions will see the Group further improve its advanced manufacturing capabilities.

"Boston Dynamics and robotics AI will play a crucial role in achieving the Group's goal," said Jaehoon Chang, Vice Chair of Hyundai Motor Group. "Physical AI and humanoid robots will transform our business landscape to the next level. Through our collaboration, we will expedite the process to achieve leadership in the robotics industry."

Goldman Sachs reports that by 2035, the humanoid robotics market will grow to more than $38 billion. As the entire robotics industry grows, so does the need for immediate action to address robot production and development, and to better understand the intersection between Hyundai Motor Group's manufacturing needs and the areas where Boston Dynamics' robots can enable increased productivity and efficiency.

Speaking at the town hall, Robert Playter said, "Over the course of the last few years, there has been an impressive uptick in new entrants to the robotics space. It is imperative we work together with Hyundai Motor Group to combine our strengths, because the opportunity for advanced robots in the mobility industry is massive."

"We have a phenomenal track record of delivering dependable general-purpose robots," continued Playter. "Today marks a pivotal moment because with its commitment and support, Hyundai Motor Group will become our biggest customer. It will help us to build successful AI policies, and will also unlock the Group's vast commercial relationships to help establish strategic customers for products like Stretch, entering into multi-lateral agreements in which we may deliver robots, trucks, and electric vehicles together."

Attended by more than 800 employees - including Hokeun Chung, EVP and Head of Future Strategy Division at Hyundai Motor Group, Heung-Soo Kim, EVP and Head of Global Strategy Office, Juncheul Jung, EVP and Head of Manufacturing Area, Hae In Kim, EVP and Head of HR Division at Hyundai Motor Company, Dong Jin Hyun, VP and Head of Robotics LAB at Hyundai Motor Group, and Marc Raibert, Founder of Boston Dynamics and Executive Director of Robotics and AI Institute. The hour-long session reinforced Boston Dynamics' collaboration with Hyundai Motor Group as well as its importance in the company's future.

Also last week at the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) opening ceremony - the Group's new advanced manufacturing facility in Bryan County, Georgia - the collaboration between the two organizations was further highlighted as Boston Dynamics' Spot gave demonstrations to VIP guests. Spot will be used for exterior quality inspection in HMGMA's weld shop. Atlas, the electric humanoid robot, will also be deployed at HMGMA in the future. The theme of collaboration and partnership echoed throughout the town hall aligns directly with Boston Dynamics' history of partnering with institutions and researchers to develop the world's most capable robots. Earlier this year, Boston Dynamics announced new partnerships with NVIDIA, Google Deepmind, the Toyota Research Institute and sister company, RAI, to continuously advance and improve robots.

About Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics is the global leader in developing and deploying highly mobile robots capable of tackling the toughest industrial and safety challenges. Our robots are equipped with advanced mobility, dexterity and intelligence, enabling automation in unstructured or hard-to-traverse and unsafe spaces, from manufacturing facilities, power plants, and construction sites, as well as warehouses and distribution centers. We have three robots in our portfolio: Spot®, a quadruped that conducts industrial inspections for enterprise asset management and keeps people out of harm's way through public safety applications; Stretch®, a box-moving robot currently being deployed with logistics and retail customers; and Atlas®, our electric humanoid platform currently in development. For more information on our company and our technologies, please visit www.bostondynamics.com.