Startupfortune: Hyundai is moving to take 100% of Boston Dynamics by buying SoftBank’s remaining 9.65% stake for $325M

Rohan Paul Twitter · Rohan Paul (@rohanpaul_ai) · 2026-06-21

Hyundai is acquiring SoftBank's remaining 9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics for $325M, consolidating full ownership and positioning the Atlas humanoid robot for deployment inside Hyundai's own manufacturing plants.

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Topics: humanoid-roboticsboston-dynamicsmergers-acquisitionsatlas-robot

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Hyundai is purchasing SoftBank's remaining 9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics for $325 million.
This acquisition will give Hyundai 100% ownership of Boston Dynamics.
Hyundai has a unique competitive advantage because it serves as both owner and first customer for Atlas deployments.
Atlas is purpose-built for manufacturing environments, making Hyundai's factories a natural proving ground.

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Hyundai has the cleanest humanoid robotics trial path because the first customer is inside the company.

Hyundai is moving to take 100% of Boston Dynamics by buying SoftBank's remaining 9.65% stake for $325M