Hyundai's subsidiary Boston Dynamics introduced its humanoid robot, "Atlas," at CES 2026. The company says Atlas will be trained to work in its auto plants, adopting the same strategy that Tesla is using to validate its "Optimus" humanoid.

Jackowski claims Boston Dynamics and Hyundai are putting together, the “most complete dataset in the world to train humanoid skills in manufacturing,” and that the car side of the company will soon be both using and manufacturing these things in “a new robotics factory capable of producing 30,000 Atlas robots a year.”

Dongfeng Motors has become the latest Chinese automaker to explore deploying human-like robots after striking a deal with a Chinese robotics firm.

Hyundai admits humanoid robots in car factories will change the nature of work—but don't expect much of an impact on prices.

Imagine for a moment that you're in an auto factory. A robot and a human are working next to each other on the production line. The robot is busy rapidly assembling car doors while the human runs quality control, inspecting the doors for damage and making ...

Mercedes’s newest factory companion has four legs and helps keep the plant making Sprinter vans running efficiently. If you’ve ever watched videos of a car factory, you likely know that robots play a significant role in producing the cars on the road ...

Alexis Munoz — a 13-year-old with wavy hair and a smile threaded with braces — ambled away from the scene and up to a busy street. A white Jaguar sport utility vehicle came into view and pulled over, its spinning cameras and sensors hinting at an empty driver’s seat. The robot car had come to take her home.