Boston Dynamics Atlas
Fully electric industrial humanoid from Boston Dynamics, built for heavy material handling in factories and warehouses, with autonomous battery swapping.
All 2026 units are committed to Hyundai and Google DeepMind; Boston Dynamics plans other customers from early 2027.
Very good humanoid robot (77/100). It stands out most for mobility (dof) (100/100). Highlight: 56 degrees of freedom. Main trade-off: no public price.
Score breakdown
Rated across 6 criteria
Specifications
- Availability
- Pilot deployments
- Degrees of freedom
- 56
- Payload
- 50 kg
- Runtime
- 240 min
- Height
- 190 cm
- Weight
- 90 kg
- Locomotion
- Bipedal
- Main use
- Industrial
- Made in
- United States
- Year
- 2026
- Swappable battery
- Yes
Specs checked September 2026. Sources: bostondynamics.com, bostondynamics.com, humanoidsdaily.com, automate.org, interestingengineering.com. A missing value has not been published by the maker.
Pros
- 56 degrees of freedom
- Lifts up to 50 kg
- Swaps its own batteries
Cons
- No public price
- 2026 production fully committed
- Heavy at 90 kg
Owner reviews
A strong humanoid robot with real strengths
In our independent assessment, the Boston Dynamics Atlas earns 77/100 — a very good humanoid robot.
Its strongest area is mobility (dof) (100/100), followed by payload (100/100). In practice, 56 degrees of freedom.
The main caveat is availability, where it scores 70/100. Specifically, no public price.
A dependable pick if its strengths line up with your priorities.
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Yes, but mostly research and developer models (Unitree, Booster, EngineAI and others) that ship today. Most general-purpose humanoids are still in paid pilots, pre-order or prototype: check the Availability line before you plan around one.
How much does a humanoid robot cost?
Small developer humanoids start at a few thousand euros; full-size research platforms start around 17,000 € and advanced ones reach about 100,000 € or more. Industrial humanoids are usually sold or leased on quote, so no public price is listed.
What can humanoids do today?
Current models walk, balance, carry modest payloads and perform scripted, learned or teleoperated tasks. Fully autonomous household help is still emerging.
What do degrees of freedom (DoF) tell me?
Each DoF is one joint axis the robot can move. More DoF, especially in the hands, means more dexterous manipulation, but also more to calibrate and maintain.
Do they come with an SDK?
Research-focused humanoids ship with an open SDK or ROS support for programming and experiments; commercial units are typically locked to the vendor's software.
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