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Boston Dynamics Atlas

Enterprise inquiryConfidence 78/100 · verified 2026-06-23

Production version unveiled CES 2026 (Jan 5 2026); commercial production begun

Boston Dynamics Atlas
DARPA · Public domain (US gov)
Availability & price

Where to buy the Boston Dynamics Atlas (and what it costs)

Price range (US)

$150,000 – $420,000

No official price for production electric Atlas; industry estimates ~$150k–$420k. (Image = older DARPA-era Atlas; no Commons photo of electric Atlas.)

How to get it

Open via contact form; select early adopters

Leasing / RaaS: unknown - no published lease/RaaS (unlike Spot)

Verified specifications

Boston Dynamics Atlas full specs

Each value is labeled official vs third-party. Unknown fields are omitted rather than guessed.

MobilityBipedal (all-electric)
Height1.9 m
Weight90 kg
PayloadUp to 50 kg instant; ~30 kg sustained
Degrees of freedom56
Battery / runtime~4 h; self/hot-swappable
Hands / manipulationThree-fingered hands, compliant grasp, tactile sensing; reach ~2.3 m
Sensors360-deg camera vision, tactile, IMUs, joint encoders
TeleoperationYes - VR or tablet
Developer access (API/SDK)unknown - none public for electric Atlas product
Operating environmentIndoor industrial; IP67; -20 to 40 C
AI & autonomy

Claims vs evidence

Autonomous + AI fleet learning; CES 2026 Google DeepMind Gemini Robotics partnership; autonomy maturing

Deployments

Where it's working

Hyundai Motor Group (RMAC), Google DeepMind (AI); 2026 units committed to these two

Intended use cases: Industrial/manufacturing: parts sequencing, automotive component handling, heavy/complex manipulation

Sources & methodology

How we know this

Spec source quality: mixed · confidence 78/100 · last verified 2026-06-23.

  • bostondynamics.com/products/atlas
  • techcrunch.com (2024 electric)
  • theregister.com (2026 production)
  • engadget.com (CES 2026)

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