Hyundai Motor Group

Owner of Boston Dynamics; plans 25,000+ Atlas units and a US plant for 30,000 robots a year

Public · Pilot · Robotics leader · Seoul, Seoul, South Korea · Founded 1967 · 005380 (KRX, Hyundai Motor) · hyundaimotorgroup.com

Unverified Korea Herald date is access date. Executive chair from general knowledge.

Profile

Hyundai Motor Group controls Boston Dynamics and is building a US humanoid ecosystem: Atlas training at its Georgia Metaplant, actuators from Hyundai Mobis, and planned US capacity of 30,000 robots a year. It plans to deploy more than 25,000 Atlas units across Hyundai and Kia plants, starting with parts sequencing in 2028.

People

• EC
  Euisun Chung

  Executive Chair
• JM
  José Muñoz

  President and CEO, Hyundai Motor Company

Sources: Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung announces physical AI vision at San Francisco AI Summit · Hyundai Motor Company charts profit-driven growth roadmap at 2026 CEO Investor Day · As of Oct 8, 2026. X handles are shown only when we could confirm they belong to the person.

Flagship robots

• Atlas (via Boston Dynamics) Humanoid
• Hyundai Mobis Atlas actuators Component

Market & financials

Competitors

Companies with overlapping products. Direct = same customers and same job; Adjacent = overlapping technology or market, different focus.

• XPeng Robotics

  Adjacent competitor

  CNHumanoid OEM

  Both are carmakers building humanoids first for their own factories: XPeng Robotics is building the IRON humanoid for mass production by the end of 2026, while Hyundai Motor Group owns Boston Dynamics and plans to deploy more than 25,000 Atlas units in its own plants.

  Sources (2)

  • Hyundai Motor Group to deploy 25,000 Atlas robots across factories (Korea Herald)
  • XPENG robotics business raises over US$900 million (PR Newswire)

• Tesla (Optimus)

  Adjacent competitor

  USHumanoid OEM

  Both are carmakers building humanoids first for their own factories: Tesla develops Optimus in-house and so far builds it mostly for its own factories, while Hyundai Motor Group owns Boston Dynamics and plans to deploy more than 25,000 Atlas units in its own plants.

  Sources (2)

  • Hyundai Motor Group to deploy 25,000 Atlas robots across factories (Korea Herald)
  • Tesla (Optimus) (company website)

• Xiaomi (Robotics)

  Adjacent competitor

  CNHumanoid OEM

  Both are carmakers building humanoids first for their own factories: Xiaomi tests its own humanoids on its EV production lines, while Hyundai Motor Group owns Boston Dynamics and plans to deploy more than 25,000 Atlas units in its own plants.

  Sources (2)

  • Hyundai Motor Group to deploy 25,000 Atlas robots across factories (Korea Herald)
  • Xiaomi says humanoid robots begin factory trials (TechNode)

Recent news

• May 20, 2026 — Hyundai builds US robot ecosystem from Atlas components to finished units Seoul Economic Daily
• Jan 6, 2026 — Hyundai Mobis to supply Atlas actuators (CES 2026) PR Newswire

Sources

• Hyundai Motor Group to deploy 25,000 Atlas robots across factories (Korea Herald) (Oct 8, 2026)
• Hyundai builds robot ecosystem in US, from Atlas components to finished units (Seoul Economic Daily) (May 20, 2026)
• Hyundai Mobis forms strategic collaboration framework with Boston Dynamics (PR Newswire) (Jan 6, 2026)

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