Hyundai builds new robot units to scale Atlas deployment

Hyundai Motor Group is accelerating its push into humanoid robotics by establishing new divisions to support the deployment of Atlas, a humanoid robot developed by its US-based subsidiary Boston Dynamics, across vehicle production lines.

According to media reports on Tuesday, Hyundai created a software-defined factory promotion division and appointed Alpesh Patel as its executive vice president.

SDF refers to a smart manufacturing facility where AI manages production, logistics and quality contr ...