Hyundai and Boston Dynamics showed a public Atlas demo at CES and announced plans to deploy a production humanoid in Hyundai’s EV factory by 2028, backed by Google DeepMind AI. This signals a concrete timeline for humanoid robots moving from research prototypes to industrial automation roles within major supply chains.
— If realized, humanoid deployment in factories will reshape labor demand, skills training, capital investment, industrial safety regulation, and the geopolitics of advanced manufacturing.
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2026.01.06
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Hyundai’s public CES demonstration of Atlas and the company statement planning a production version in its EV factory by 2028, plus the DeepMind partnership.
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