Atlas (Electric Humanoid)
Boston Dynamics · Humanoid · United States
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Ditching hydraulic fluids for pure electric power, the electric Atlas is designed for ultra-extreme mobility, featuring joints with rotating limits exceeding human anatomy.
Atlas (Electric Humanoid) specifications
| Availability | Demo — Research platform demonstrated publicly; never offered for sale. (as of 2026-09-05) |
|---|---|
| Degrees of freedom | 28 |
| Weight | 89 kg |
| Battery life | 2 h |
| Payload | 25 kg |
| Max speed | 2.5 m/s |
| Actuators | High-Torque Switched Reluctance Motors |
| Primary sensor | RealSense & Solid-State LiDAR Matrix |
| Function | Research & development |
| Released | 2024 |
| Maturity | Experimental |
| Status | Testing |
| Indicative price | N/A (R&D only) |
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
- Infinite 360-degree joint rotations on hips and shoulders
- Highly integrated cycloidal actuator packaging
- Autonomous handling of heavy industrial pipe valves
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- Boston Dynamics Electric Atlas Parkour Demos Advance 2026 Capabilities — Boston Dynamics released updated demonstration footage of its all-electric Atlas humanoid performing complex parkour, high-speed runs, backflips, and push recov
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