Boston Dynamics Atlas (electric)
2024-04-17 · Publisher : Boston Dynamics · Domain : Robotics
A day after retiring the hydraulic Atlas, Boston Dynamics unveils a fully electric Atlas designed for the factory rather than the lab, with Hyundai as its first testing ground.
What changes
- The hydraulic Atlas, a research icon for about 11 years, is retired on 16 April 2024.
- The new Atlas is fully electric: no more hydraulic fluid to maintain.
- Boston Dynamics describes it as stronger, with a broader range of motion than any previous generation.
- Hyundai, Boston Dynamics' owner, is the first pilot site in its car plants.
### Background On 16 April 2024, Boston Dynamics retired the hydraulic Atlas, the demonstration robot that had popularised humanoid jumps and parkour for about a decade. The next day, the company unveiled its successor: a **fully electric** Atlas, designed from the outset for commercial applications. Boston Dynamics says the new Atlas is "stronger, with a broader range of motion than any of our previous generations". The robot is designed to move beyond human capabilities rather than imitate them, and several gripper variants are in development. ### Specifications | Item | Detail | |---|---| | Drive | Fully electric (high-power actuators) | | Software | Reinforcement learning, computer vision, Orbit fleet management | | First pilot customer | Hyundai (car plants) | ### Why it matters The switch to electric marks Boston Dynamics' shift from technology showcase to industrial product. The company follows the approach it used for Spot and Stretch: a few pilot customers over several years, then commercial launch. ### Key takeaway This is the starting point of the product version of Atlas, shown at CES in January 2026.
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Tags : Humanoïde, États-Unis, Industrie, Électrique, Hyundai