Hyundai Motor Group says it will roll out human-like robots in its factories from 2028, as major companies race to use the new technology. The South Korean firm showed off Atlas, a humanoid robot developed by Boston Dynamics, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on Monday. Hyundai says it plans to integrate Atlas across its global network, including a plant in the US state of Georgia that was involved in a massive immigration raid in 2025 . Other firms that have said they will use humanoid robots in their operations include Amazon, Tesla and Chinese car making giant BYD. The Atlas robots will gradually take on more tasks, said Hyundai.

The motor company is set to show off some impressive robots this year. CES has long felt like a full-on auto show, but the car-centric energy seems somewhat muted at CES 2026 . Sure, the Afeela electric vehicle from the Sony-Honda joint venture is returning to the show floor, but with the Trump administration yanking most EV incentives from the market, the industry isn't offering a full-court press of new vehicles in Las Vegas this year. While the company's Mobis subsidiary will present more than 30 mobility convergence technologies during CES week -- including its Holographic Windshield Display -- we're hearing the Korean auto giant will instead use its press conference to focus on its AI Robotics Strategy . That will apparently include showcasing its new Atlas robot, as well as the wheeled MobED robot line.

You might have thrown out the wrapping paper and are readying the drinks for the countdown to the new year, but some of us are already getting ready for CES 2025. Shortly after New Year's Day, many from the Engadget team will be packing our bags to fly to Las Vegas, where we'll be covering tech's biggest annual conference. As usual, our inboxes are already flooded with pitches from companies that are planning to be there, and our calendars are filling up with appointments for briefings and demos. Based on our experience, as well as observation of recent industry trends, it's fairly easy to make educated predictions about what we might see in January. Over the years, the focus of the conference has spanned areas like TVs, cars, smart home products and personal health, with a smattering of laptops and accessories thrown in.

The next year in technology is to be dominated by upgrades for everything from catflaps to binoculars to cars, devices that disappear in your home including transparent televisions, plus a new era of spatial computing brought in by some very expensive goggles. Those are the predictions from the annual CES tech show in Las Vegas that drew to a close this week. Unlike previous years, the event was not dominated by the big technology and car firms but rather a record-breaking 1,400 startups displaying their prototypes in hopes of catching the eyes of consumers and investors alike. Despite myriad promises to the contrary, many of these novel gadgets may never make it to the shops. But all of them show how technology is progressing and give a glimpse of what's next.

Anyone currently worrying about artificial intelligence taking over the world may want to swing by the Boston Dynamics AI Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts. While walking around, they'd see that the robots that might lead a future uprising are still trying to tie their shoelaces, metaphorically speaking. The Institute's founder and executive director, Marc Raibert, has built some of the world's most famous robots at his previous venture, Boston Dynamics. The company, acquired by Hyundai in 2020, has developed legged machines capable of running, leaping, and of course dancing with spryness that can veer into the uncanny. Raibert's creations include the four-legged, pony-sized Big Dog; its smaller dog-like buddy, Spot; and an acrobatic humanoid called Atlas.

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I've yet to walk the entire floor at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this year (that's the goal for this afternoon), but my sense is the majority of the robots present fit into one of two categories: robot vacuums or greeter robots. The two Xiaomi robots -- CyberOne and CyberDog -- may well have been the most prominent of the show, and neither were especially inspiring. It was fun finally seeing the Cyber One in person after writing about it seven months ago. The humanoid robot's stilted locomotion screamed "research prototype" in the first demo, and I'm plenty wary about phone makers getting "serious" about robotics. There was no demo in the booth this year, rendering it more of an expensive mechanical mannequin. CyberDog was moving, at least.

Five years after debuting at CES 2018, Hyundai's e-Corner technology is closer to reality. Following its most recent appearance at CES 2021, the system was on display at last week's show. And this time around, rather than building a dedicated prototype to showcase the tech, the automaker's Mobis arm instead integrated e-Corner into an Ioniq 5 EV. As you can see from the video the Hyundai shared ( via Autoblog), the module, much like the Hummer EV's "CrabWalk" functionality, allows a car's wheels to turn in ways they can't in a vehicle with a traditional suspension system. Subsequently, that allows you to complete maneuvers you can't in other vehicles.

Apple isn't done scaling back its plans for an electric car, apparently. Bloomberg sources say the EV, codenamed Project Titan, is no longer a fully self-driving machine. It will reportedly have a conventional wheel and pedals, and will'only' drive itself on highways. The company has also pushed the launch back by a year to 2026, the tipsters claim. The rumored vehicle will supposedly offer enough autonomy that you can play games or watch video on the highway, but ask you to take control when it's time to drive on city streets or through adverse weather.

STORY: Tesla has an ambitious plan – to deploy thousands of humanoid robots within its factories,expanding eventually to millions around the world.(Elon Musk) ‘’Tesla Bot will be real."And it's not just Tesla. Other automakers, like Honda and Hyundai, have also been leveraging robotics technology to expand automation at car factories.But not without facing challenges and skepticism.Let's take a look at why companies have struggled to create commercially viable human-like robots, despite decades-long development efforts.Tesla's humanoid robots, Optimus, will be initially used in manufacturing and logistics to address a labor shortage. Think of boring and repetitive work.Longer term, Musk said robots could be used in homes, making dinner, mowing the lawn and caring for the elderly people.But these robots are expensive and just like self-driving cars, humanoid robots have trouble with unpredictable situations.Experts say to succeed, Tesla will need to show their robots can do multiple, unscripted actions, almost like humans.Japanese automaker Honda’s Asimo bipedal robot had served as a face for the company.But after more than two decades of development, it's still not commercialized.Honda is now focusing on disaster relief robots and "Avatar" robots for tasks like remote surgery…with the goal of deploying the machines in the 2030s.Boston Dynamics created a buzz with videos of its humanoid robots running, jumping, backflipping and dancing. But the loss-making U.S. company changed hands several times, with Google, SoftBank and then Hyundai becoming the its owner.Boston Dynamics Founder, Marc Raibert: "You know, I think that Hyundai and Boston Dynamics are a match made in heaven. Right now, most of the robots used in factories are doing very repetitive, very specific, precision oriented jobs. And that's not what we see in the future. We see a future where robots become much more intelligent, much more useful, really contribute to productivity and safely and become a part of our everyday lives."In 2020, Ford bought two humanoid robots, Digit, from Oregon-based Agility Robotics.The carmaker wanted to test the delivery of a package to doorstep from a delivery vehicle.Damion Shelton, CEO of Agility Robotics:"We've been very upfront that we've been focused on the logistics industry, sort of broadly construed. And that includes all sides of logistics. Last-mile delivery, working in warehouses alongside of people."From 2007 to 2012, General Motors and NASA joined hands to develop humanoid robots, R2, for assembly and space exploration.But NASA says they’re not under development anymore. Several robot startups like Rethink Robotics also went out of business, as they failed to commercialize their products.