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Hyundai Briefly Tops 100 Trillion Won as Atlas Robot Push Lifts Shares

Investors are betting on Boston Dynamics' Atlas entering Hyundai plants this year with a DeepMind integration.

Overview

  • Hyundai Motor's market value touched about 101.66 trillion won in early Tuesday trading before settling near 98.8 trillion won, according to exchange data.
  • Boston Dynamics says Atlas is in production with all 2026 units allocated to Hyundai facilities and Google DeepMind.
  • Hyundai outlined a U.S. scale-up targeting up to 30,000 humanoids a year by 2028, with initial Metaplant America deployments for parts sequencing by 2028 and broader assembly roles by around 2030.
  • DeepMind plans to embed Gemini Robotics models, enabling task learning from demonstrations and fleet-wide skill sharing via Boston Dynamics' Orbit software.
  • Enterprise features include 110-pound instant lifts, dual batteries with three-minute autonomous swaps for roughly four hours of runtime, IP67 protection, 360-degree human detection, and shared-workspace certification.