Boston Dynamics
Boston Dynamics makes humanoid robots and quadrupeds and is based in Waltham, MA, United States, founded in 1992. One of its robots is in this database. No disclosed funding (checked 20 Oct 2026). Public grant awards on record: 9, $5.3M in total. Boston Dynamics is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group and has no listed shares of its own.
- HQ
- Waltham, MA, United Statesbostondynamics.comVendor20 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1992bostondynamics.comVendor20 Oct 2026
- Segment
- Humanoid robots and quadrupeds
- Robots in base
- 1Boston Dynamics Atlas (electric)
- Listing
- Owned by Hyundai Motor Groupdetailshyundai.comVendor20 Oct 2026
- Disclosed funding
- No disclosed funding (checked 20 Oct 2026)
Who owns Boston Dynamics?
Boston Dynamics is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group.
- Owner
- Hyundai Motor Grouphyundai.comVendor20 Oct 2026
- Company status
- Active
- Legal entity
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
Humanoid robots
1 model in the database. Price and availability come from the vendor page on the date shown; evidence is the highest step on the ladder claimed → demonstrated → piloting → shipped.
| Model | Form | Height, cm | Price | Availability | Evidence | Source / checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Dynamics Atlas (electric)Biped full-size · 190 cm | Biped full-size | 190 | — | Enterprise quote | Piloting | bostondynamics.comVendor 20 Oct 2026bostondynamics.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
Other products Boston Dynamics names on its site (not model records here): Spot, Stretch, Orbit.
Is Boston Dynamics publicly traded?
No public shares. Boston Dynamics is owned by Hyundai Motor Group. Exposure is reported only through Hyundai Motor Group's listed group company Hyundai Motor Company.
- Status
- Subsidiaryhyundai.comVendor20 Oct 2026
- Owner
- Hyundai Motor Group
- Listed group company
- Hyundai Motor Company005380.KS, KRX (KOSPI)kind.krx.co.krFiling20 Oct 2026
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Funding
No disclosed funding (checked 20 Oct 2026). No round, listing or Form D for Boston Dynamics is on record in filings, company releases or press reports.
Grants and hiring
awards from public research and innovation programmes, $5.3M in total
open roles on the job board linked from Boston Dynamics' careers page
Grant awards: the 8 most recent of 9
| Year | Programme | Project | Amount | Source / checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | SBIR/STTR (Department of Defense) · Phase II | Robot for Re-Coating Tall Antenna Towers | $659,997 | sbir.govRegistry 20 Oct 2026 |
| 2009 | SBIR/STTR (Department of Defense) · Phase I | Robot for Re-Coating Tall Antenna Towers | $70,000 | sbir.govRegistry 20 Oct 2026 |
| 2008 | SBIR/STTR (Department of Defense) · Phase I | Human Social, and Culture Behavioral Modeling Game-Based Simulation | $100,000 | sbir.govRegistry 20 Oct 2026 |
| 2005 | SBIR/STTR (Department of Defense) · Phase II | The Robotic Mule | $2,729,940 | sbir.govRegistry 20 Oct 2026 |
| 2004 | SBIR/STTR (Department of Defense) · Phase I | The Robotic Mule | $119,997 | sbir.govRegistry 20 Oct 2026 |
| 2000 | SBIR/STTR (Department of Defense) · Phase II | Mission Planning and Training Tool for Dismounted Urban Combat | $728,767 | sbir.govRegistry 20 Oct 2026 |
| 1999 | SBIR/STTR (Department of Defense) · Phase II | title not published | $745,535 | sbir.govRegistry 20 Oct 2026 |
| 1999 | SBIR/STTR (Department of Defense) · Phase I | Mission Planning and Training Tool for Dismounted Urban Combat | $69,938 | sbir.govRegistry 20 Oct 2026 |
Other makers of humanoid robots in the United States
Chosen by shared segment, then by country.
News about Boston Dynamics
- Boston Dynamics appoints former Amazon AI chief Rohit Prasad as CEOBoston Dynamics
- Boston Dynamics details a 13-degree-of-freedom hand for AtlasBoston Dynamics (company blog)
- Boston Dynamics opens an Atlas training center at Hyundai's Georgia MetaplantBoston Dynamics
Sources and checks
Every source used on this page, with the date it was last checked. Elsewhere on the page a fact checked on 20 Oct 2026, the build date, carries only the dot; an older check date is printed in full. Corrections: verification policy.
| Fact | Source / checked |
|---|---|
| Website | bostondynamics.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Legal name, Headquarters | bostondynamics.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Founded | bostondynamics.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Products | bostondynamics.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Ownership and listing | hyundai.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Open roles | bostondynamics.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Grant N62583-09-C-0181, Grant N62583-09-P-0017, Grant N00014-08-M-0336, Grant W56HZV-05-C-0254, Grant W56HZV-04-C-0089, Grant M67004-00-C-0019, Grant, Grant A982-1696 | sbir.govRegistry 20 Oct 2026 |
| Official profile (Linkedin) | linkedin.comWeb 20 Oct 2026 |
| Official profile (X) | x.comWeb 20 Oct 2026 |
| Official profile (Youtube) | youtube.comWeb 20 Oct 2026 |
| Wikidata entry | wikidata.orgRegistry 20 Oct 2026 |
- Legal name
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Wikidata
- Q57334737