Atlas (Electric Humanoid): specs, status and sources
Boston Dynamics · Humanoid · United States
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Boston Dynamics' fully electric production humanoid, unveiled Jan 5, 2026. Built for industrial material handling, with autonomous battery swapping and a 360° camera view. The company has not published a price or a top speed.
Atlas (Electric Humanoid) specification table
| Spec | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Availability | Deployed — Production Atlas unveiled Jan 5, 2026. Boston Dynamics opened a Robotics Metaplant Application Center on Sep 21, 2026 to train Atlas on manufacturing tasks. No public price.Maker press release, Sep 21, 2026 | Confirmed | Maker source · as of 2026-09-21 |
| Degrees of freedom | 56Boston Dynamics spec sheet, Rev 10/15/2026 | Confirmed | Maker source · as of 2026-10-15 |
| Weight | 90 kgBoston Dynamics spec sheet, Rev 10/15/2026 | Confirmed | Maker source · as of 2026-10-15 |
| Height | 1.9 mSpec sheet Rev 10/15/2026 | Confirmed | Maker source · as of 2026-10-15 |
| Battery life | 4 h4 h; 2 h under heavy lifting. Spec sheet Rev 10/15/2026 | Confirmed | Maker source · as of 2026-10-15 |
| Payload | 50 kg instantaneous, 30 kg sustainedSpec sheet Rev 10/15/2026 | Confirmed | Maker source · as of 2026-10-15 |
| Indicative price | Not published | — |
Last verified 2026-10-15 · Maker page · Overall: Confirmed
Other attributes (ZeroGantry classification, not maker-verified)
| Actuators | Electric actuators |
|---|---|
| Primary sensor | 360° camera view; tactile fingers and palm |
| Function | Material handling |
| Released | 2024 |
| Maturity | Production |
| Operational status | Active |
How to read the status badges
- Confirmed Read on the maker's own page, spec sheet, docs or press release as a stated value.
- Claimed Stated by the maker as a target, preliminary figure, “up to” value or performance claim.
- Estimated Derived by us or taken from a third party. Not maker data.
- Unverified No maker primary source checked yet. Treat as unconfirmed.
- Not published The maker does not publish this value.
Every Confirmed, Claimed or Estimated value links to its source and shows the date it was checked.
ZeroGantry verdict: 4 out of 5
The electric Atlas is a research marvel, not a commercial product. The 360° joints and electric actuation are genuine engineering breakthroughs — no other humanoid can rotate its arm fully around at the shoulder. But 2 hours of battery life and 89kg of moving metal means this robot isn't working beside humans anytime soon. Boston Dynamics seems to be positioning Atlas as a platform for Hyundai's manufacturing automation R&D, not as a product you can buy. Incredible capabilities, but for lab demos and viral videos, not warehouse floors — yet.
What sets Atlas (Electric Humanoid) apart
- Autonomous battery swap (3 min) for continuous operation
- Tactile fingers and palm for manipulation
- Fenceless guarding and human detection safety system
- IP67 environmental rating
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Articles mentioning Atlas (Electric Humanoid)
- Boston Dynamics Atlas GR3 Hand: 13-DOF Specs for Tool Use — Boston Dynamics unveiled the GR3 hand for its electric Atlas humanoid on October 1, 2026. The four-fingered design delivers 13 degrees of freedom with direct ac
- Rohit Prasad Appointed Boston Dynamics CEO for Atlas Push — Boston Dynamics named Rohit Prasad, former Amazon Alexa and AGI leader, as CEO effective October 7, 2026. He replaces interim chief Amanda McMaster following Ro
- Google DeepMind Gemini Robotics 2 Scales via Software Partnerships — Google DeepMind released Gemini Robotics 2 on July 30, 2026, delivering vision-language-action models for whole-body humanoid control, dexterity, and multi-robo
- Boston Dynamics Atlas Trains at Hyundai Metaplant RMAC Center — Boston Dynamics opened the RMAC training center inside Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America near Savannah, Georgia, on September 21, 2026. Atlas humanoids are
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