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Boston Dynamics

Designs advanced mobile robots, including the humanoid Atlas robot and the Spot quadruped, and is majority owned by Hyundai Motor Group.

ApplicationRobotics & physical AI
What it does

Designs advanced mobile robots, including the humanoid Atlas robot and the Spot quadruped, and is majority owned by Hyundai Motor Group.

Why it matters

Its robots are a leading real-world test of whether AI foundation-model techniques can transfer from text and images into physical movement and manipulation.

How it makes money

Sells and leases robots and related software/services to commercial and industrial customers.

Geography

United States

AI stack position

Robotics, autonomous systems and physical AI. Companies bringing AI into the physical world: self-driving cars, humanoid robots, drones and factory automation. This is often called "physical AI." Open the robotics lens.

Competitors

Connections (3)

Every connection below is tied to a readable source, date, classification and statement of its limits. A company source establishes what that company stated; it does not necessarily provide independent confirmation.

Current relationships (1)

Toyota Motor co-develops humanoid robot AI with Boston Dynamics
Co-develops withCurrent
Toyota Research Institute and Boston Dynamics jointly announced a partnership combining TRI's large behavior models and generative AI research with Boston Dynamics' electric Atlas humanoid platform to advance general-purpose robot manipulation.

Source: 2024-10-17 · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Active research collaboration, with a public progress update in August 2025

Limits: Confirms a joint research collaboration on robot manipulation AI; does not establish any equity investment, revenue, or commercial product relationship between the two companies.

Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Institute Announce Partnership to Advance Robotics Research ↗

Dated or announced (1)

NVIDIA provides AI technology for humanoid robots to Boston Dynamics
Partners withDated / announced
Boston Dynamics expanded its collaboration with NVIDIA to use NVIDIA's simulation and foundation-model technology in developing humanoid robot capabilities, including the Atlas robot.

Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced partnership

Limits: Technology-collaboration announcement; does not establish that shipped commercial robots currently run this technology.

Boston Dynamics expands collaboration with NVIDIA ↗

Comparisons (1)

Unitree Robotics competes with in quadruped and humanoid robotics Boston Dynamics
Competes withComparison only
Unitree and Boston Dynamics both sell or develop quadruped 'robot dog' and humanoid robot platforms, making them direct competitors in advanced legged robotics.

Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Analytical comparison · Ongoing market competition

Limits: This is a market-category comparison; it does not capture differences in price point, target customer or capability between the two companies' products.

Quadruped State of The Market - Unitree, Boston Dynamics, ANYbotics, DEEP Robotics, and The Rising Application Ecosystem ↗
Evidence for this profile

Boston Dynamics expands collaboration with NVIDIA ↗
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