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Hyundai May Soon Sell Humanoid Robots Alongside Cars
Hyundai is best known for making cars, but it is also involved in robots.
The company bought most of Boston Dynamics in 2021.
Boston Dynamics is known for making advanced robots.
One robot, called Spot, walks on four legs.
Spot can help inspect industrial places.
Another robot, called Stretch, has wheels and one arm.
Stretch can move boxes from trucks and shipping containers.
Hyundai may eventually sell humanoid robots, but the article does not give details about when or how this would happen.
Hyundai may soon begin selling humanoid robots in addition to cars.
Hyundai acquired an 80 percent controlling stake in Boston Dynamics in 2021.
The deal valued Boston Dynamics at approximately $1.1 billion.
Boston Dynamics makes Spot, a four-legged robot used for industrial inspections.
The company also makes Stretch, a wheeled robot that unloads boxes from trucks and containers.
- Who
- Hyundai and Boston Dynamics.
- What
- Hyundai may soon sell humanoid robots, following its acquisition of a controlling stake in Boston Dynamics.
- Where
- When
- The acquisition took place in 2021; the timing of possible humanoid-robot sales is unspecified.
- Why
Key facts
- Acquisition stake
- Hyundai acquired an 80 percent controlling stake in Boston Dynamics.
- Acquisition year
- 2021
- Deal valuation
- Approximately $1.1 billion
- Boston Dynamics specialty
- Advanced robotics
- Spot
- A four-legged robot used for tasks such as industrial inspections.
- Stretch
- A wheeled, single-arm robot that can unload boxes from trucks and shipping containers.
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