#Boston Dynamics

Andrew Kang@RewkangEditorial score1515

The RoboStrategy portfolio was built on the thesis that accelerated developments in physical AI would lead to exponential demand of robots - favoring companies that are vertically integrated Hearing across the industry that robot demand from customers is difficult to keep up with and things have barely gotten started

Hyundai Plans to Deploy 25,000 Boston Dynamics Atlas Robots and Build a U.S. Factory with Annual Capacity of 30,000 Units

Boston Dynamics and Hyundai Motor Group are collaborating to establish a robotics application center in Georgia, U.S., for testing and training Atlas robots. Hyundai plans to deploy 25,000 Atlas robots globally in the coming years and build a U.S. factory with an annual production capacity of 30,000 units. The Atlas robot has 56 degrees of freedom, a maximum lifting capacity of 50 kg, and a battery life of approximately 4 hours.

Atlas Robot’s New Hand May Outperform Humanlike Designs

Boston Dynamics has unveiled a redesigned hand for its Atlas robot, focusing on scalability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. The new hand, with 13 degrees of freedom and direct-drive actuators, is designed for mass production and real-world tasks, though it sacrifices a human-like appearance for functional robustness.

Boston Dynamics@BostonDynamicsEditorial score1515

These new hands are the perfect companion for Atlas. With 13 degrees of freedom, they are directly actuated, built for high fidelity simulation to enable sim-to-real RL, and designed from the ground up for dexterous physical work. Learn how we built robot hands for modern AI and real work: https://bosdyn.co/4hR09Uz

Motors Don't Need Upgrades, Robots Can Run Faster! Beihang University Science Subjournal Reveals New Logic for Quadruped Locomotion

Professor Shi Qing's team from Beijing Institute of Technology was inspired by the high-speed running mechanism of the elephant shrew. They designed a micro quadruped robot named FLEXOR equipped with a dual-joint coupled spine. Through dynamic spine-leg coordination, the robot achieved a 31.6% increase in speed and a 32.2% reduction in energy consumption without upgrading its motors. The study reveals the critical role of the timing coordination between the spine and legs in locomotion performance and verifies the universality of this mechanism across different robot morphologies, providing new insights for highly mobile embodied intelligent robots.

Boston Dynamics@BostonDynamicsEditorial score1515

Why will Boston Dynamics win the humanoid robotics race? We've already commercialized autonomous mobile robots, creating markets with Spot and Stretch. Now we're doing it again with Atlas: learning in real environments, designing for manufacturing at scale, and introducing a new era of physical intelligence.

DORA: Divergence-Oriented Data-Relay Algorithm for Partially Connected Robot Teams

This research presents DORA, a divergence-oriented data-relay algorithm that enhances communication in partially connected UAV teams by prioritizing the value of information to the team. The algorithm quantifies mission-relevant divergence between a robot's information state and its teammates' knowledge, improving MRT resolution delay by up to 74.8% over traditional methods.

Test-Time Adaptation of Manipulation Policies Under Actuator Degradation

This research introduces TeAR, a policy-agnostic method that adapts manipulation policies in real-time using telemetry data to account for actuator degradation. Evaluated across 18 policy-task pairs, TeAR improves success rates by 10-15% under heating without requiring on-robot fine-tuning.

Humanoid Robot Production Surpasses 10,000 Units, Can Anhui Maintain Its Position in the First Tier?

Anhui province's government released a policy to promote the high-quality development of the robot industry, setting two-phase targets for 2030 and 2035. The article analyzes the production capacity, industry structure, and policy support for human-shaped robots in Anhui, while also addressing challenges such as market delivery, insurance, and the gap between production and commercialization.

Boston Dynamics@BostonDynamicsEditorial score1515

From first components to final assemble, Atlas production is taking flight! Want to build the future of robotics? Check out open roles on our ProtoOps team and more on our careers page.

Andrew Kang@RewkangEditorial score6262

Andrew Kang from X Robotics announces the release of Dyna-2.1, the first Physical Agent capable of reliable super long-horizon whole-body autonomy. The system combines new semi-humanoid hardware with an agentic framework to handle ultra-long real-world workflows, demonstrated through an hour-long laundry room task.

Yuke Zhu@yukezEditorial score2222

**Summary:** Yuke Zhu presents key insights from an ICRA'26 keynote, emphasizing the rapid progress in building human-like machines, the scalability of human data for training robot foundation models, and the role of world models in enabling policy generalization. The talk highlights NVIDIA's work on projects like GR00T, EgoScale, SONIC, and WAM, including a demo of a model learning to assemble the YCB airplane with zero teleoperation data. The discussion underscores ongoing advancements in embodied AI and robotics.

Pascini Completes IPO Preparation Registration; He Shan Tech Completes Equity Reform; Obi Zhongguang Submits H-Share IPO Application; Benmo Tech Plans to List on Hong Kong Exchange on September 29 | Weekly Capital Highlights

This article compiles recent significant capital movements in the robotics and embodied intelligence sectors, including Pascini completing IPO preparation registration, He Shan Tech completing equity reform, Obi Zhongguang submitting an H-share IPO application, and Benmo Tech planning to list on the Hong Kong Exchange on September 29. Additionally, companies such as Zhishen Tech, Dahu Zhiyuan, Guanghetong, Yueqian Innovation, Xirang Kaiwu, Xiantu Yujian, Lanhai Robotics, Oukai Zhibó, Shenpu Intelligence, Jingfeng Medical, Fangqi Tech, Zhongyi Embodied, and others have disclosed funding progress or listing plans, demonstrating the industry's ongoing growth and increasing capital attention.

Video Friday: Life’s Better With a Little Robot Goose

IEEE Spectrum rounds up robotics videos, including a Skydio fixed-wing drone using a robot arm for launch and capture, humanoid performances, and underwater manipulation. The roundup does not establish autonomous operation for the humanoid performance.

Andrew Kang@RewkangEditorial score3232

Humanoid Robots for Entertainment is a massively underrated market This was part of @RoboStrategy's thesis for investing in @REK last year and this week they broke the internet with 100m+ views. Entertainment was the largest use case for humanoids sold in 2025. We believe there's an opportunity to build the F1/UFC of Robots. Gladiator Games with Machines

Pulkit Agrawal@pulkitologyEditorial score2323

Taking humanoid soccer out of the lab: no instrumentation, no controlled environment. Real fields, around people. Trained in simulation. Deployed in reality. No post-training. Just pre-training. Dribbling. Passing. Turning. Scoring goals. Work led by Avi, Khai, @nolan_fey along with @martinpeticco @JohnMarangola, and Venki.

Robotics Roadmaps from Around the World: Spotlight of the Month – United States of America

U.S. robotics researchers and industry leaders are seeking a cohesive national strategy to sustain innovation, enhance domestic production, and address supply chain vulnerabilities. The article explores the role of federal funding, private investment, and emerging legislation in shaping the U.S. robotics landscape, while also highlighting challenges in domestic manufacturing and the geopolitical implications of robotics technology.

Gemini Robotics ER 2: Powering Robotics with Video Understanding, Task Orchestration, and Multi-Robot Collaboration

Google DeepMind has launched Gemini Robotics ER 2, a new model that enhances robotics through video understanding, task orchestration, and multi-robot collaboration. It enables robots to perform complex tasks, adapt in real-time, and work together in shared environments. The model also improves safety and spatial reasoning capabilities, with performance benchmarks showing significant gains over previous versions.

Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6: Powering real-world robotics tasks through enhanced embodied reasoning

Google DeepMind has released Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6, an upgraded model that enhances embodied reasoning for robotics. This model improves spatial reasoning, multi-view understanding, and safety compliance, enabling robots to perform complex tasks like instrument reading. It is available via the Gemini API and Google AI Studio, with examples provided in a developer Colab.

Open Robotics Joins Google Summer of Code 2025 with Record Student Participation

Open Robotics reports record nine students participating in GSoC 2025 across five projects. Key projects include ROS 2 tracing improvements, C/C++ to ROS message conversion, and Gazebo-based sonar simulations.