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Boston Dynamics Atlas
Boston DynamicsHumanoid robotAnnounced
Atlas is Boston Dynamics' all-electric humanoid robot, introduced in April 2024 as the successor to the retired hydraulic Atlas. Its product version was unveiled at CES on 5 January 2026. It is specified at 1.9 m tall and 90 kg, with 56 degrees of freedom, a 2.3 m reach and a weight capacity of 50 kg instant or 30 kg sustained. Its battery lasts 4 hours in typical use, and the robot swaps its own battery autonomously in 3 minutes. Boston Dynamics says all 2026 deployments are committed to Hyundai's Robotics Metaplant Application Center and Google DeepMind, and since September 2026 Atlas robots have been training on automotive part sequencing at the RMAC in Georgia. Boston Dynamics publishes no Atlas SDK, robot model or simulation asset; operators run it autonomously, by VR teleoperation or from a tablet, and connect it to warehouse and factory systems through its Orbit fleet software.
EDITORIALOverview reviewed against the cited sources by WBH, .
- HEIGHT
- 1.9 m (6.2 ft)
- WEIGHT
- 90 kg (198 lbs)
- DOF
- 56
- RUNTIME
- 4 h
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DATA · 32 FIELDS
Specifications
- Official source
- Community measured
- Not published
| Height | 1.9 m (6.2 ft) | Official source [1][2] |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lbs) | Official source [1][2] |
| Degrees of freedom | 56Product version. An earlier research-platform description gives 50 DoF (see discrepancies). | Official source [1][2][4] |
| Locomotion | Bipedal | Official source [7] |
| Walking speed | Not publishedNot stated on the product page, the spec sheet or any release reviewed. | Not published |
| Ingress protection | IP67 | Official source [1][2][5] |
| Operating temperature | -20 to 40 °C (-4 to 104 °F) | Official source [1][2] |
| Cooling | Passive, fanlessThe webinar page describes the approach in words and gives no figures. | Official source [13] |
| Serviceability | Modular, field-replaceable limbs (< 5 min) | Official source [2][5] |
| Joint range of motion | Continuous rotationPer-joint ranges are not published. | Official source [1][4] |
|---|---|---|
| Max joint torque | Not publishedHyundai Mobis will supply the actuators (Mobis release), but no torque figures are published. | Not published |
| Battery | Self-swappable batteryChemistry, capacity and voltage are not published. | Official source [1] |
|---|---|---|
| Runtime | 4 hBattery life in typical use. Heavy lifting gives 2 h (see runtime-heavy-lifting). | Official source [1][2][5] |
| Runtime (heavy lifting) | 2 hBattery life with heavy lifting. | Official source [2] |
| Autonomous battery swap time | 3 minThe launch blog says 'less than three minutes'. | Official source [2][5] |
| Charging time | 1.5 hListed in brackets next to the swap time. The sheet does not say whether this is per battery pack. | Official source [2] |
| Charger input | 110 V (220 V optional) | Official source [2][5] |
| Compute | NVIDIA Jetson ThorFrom a March 2025 press release about the electric Atlas. The 2026 product page and spec sheet do not list compute. | Official source [10] |
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| Perception sensors | 360° camera view, tactile fingers and palmCamera count and type are not stated for the product version. The research-era LBM blog mentions head-mounted HDR stereo cameras (see discrepancies). | Official source [1][2] |
| Connectivity | Not publishedNo network interfaces (Wi-Fi, Ethernet, etc.) are stated. Software integration via Orbit is covered under software. | Not published |
| Safety system | Human detection, fenceless guarding | Official source [2][5] |
| Operating modes | Autonomous, VR teleoperated, tablet | Official source [2][4] |
| Workflow integrations | Barcode, RFID, MES/WMS via Orbit | Official source [2][4] |
| End effector | Grippers, tactile fingers and palmFinger count, gripper design and hand DOF are not published for the product version. | Official source [2][6] |
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| Weight capacity (instant) | 50 kg (110 lbs)Instant (peak) weight capacity. Sustained capacity is 30 kg. | Official source [1][2][4] |
| Weight capacity (sustained) | 30 kg (66 lbs)Sustained, repeated lifts. | Official source [1][2][5] |
| Weight capacity (one-handed) | 20 kg (44 lbs)One-handed weight capacity. | Official source [2] |
| Reach | 2.3 m (7.5 ft) | Official source [1][2] |
| Hand DOF | Not publishedNot published for the product version. The research-era LBM blog says 7 DoF per gripper (see discrepancies). | Not published |
| Indicative price | Not publishedSales go through a contact form ('Start the Conversation'). No price is published. | Not published |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | Early adopters only; 2026 fully committed | Official source [1][4][8][15] |
| Warranty | Not published | Not published |
DATA · SOFTWARE & SIMULATION
Development
| INTERFACE | SUPPORT | PACKAGE / VERSION | SRC |
|---|---|---|---|
| SDK | Not published | No Atlas SDK, API or developer programme is documented. Boston Dynamics' developer documentation and public GitHub organization cover the Spot SDK only, and the Support Center lists Spot, Stretch and Orbit only. | [16][17][18] |
| ROS 2 | Not published | No official or community ROS 2 interface for the electric Atlas was found. | |
| Isaac Sim / Lab | Not published | Boston Dynamics says it uses NVIDIA Isaac Lab internally to train Atlas locomotion and dexterity policies, but it has published no Atlas asset or environment. | [10] |
| MuJoCo | Not published | No official MJCF model exists. MuJoCo Menagerie lists Boston Dynamics Spot but not Atlas. The boston-dynamics/mjlab repository is a fork of mujocolab/mjlab and contains no Atlas model. | [19] |
| Gazebo | Not published | No Gazebo model for the electric Atlas is published. | |
| URDF / MJCF | Not published | No URDF, MJCF or CAD model of the electric Atlas is published. The community URDFs on GitHub are for the older hydraulic DRC-era Atlas and are not applicable. | |
| Languages | Not published | No programming interface is documented for Atlas. | |
| Teleoperation | Official | Operators can run the robot by VR teleoperation or tablet control as well as autonomously. These are operator control modes, not a developer API. | [2][5] |
| Orbit fleet software | Official | Orbit is Boston Dynamics' fleet software. It connects Atlas to MES, WMS and other systems of record, handles remote monitoring, metrics and task assignment, and can be deployed in the cloud, on-premises or as a virtual machine. | [1][5] |