Boston Dynamics, Hyundai debut Atlas robot
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Alexis Munoz — a 13-year-old with wavy hair and a smile threaded with braces — ambled away from the scene and up to a busy street. A white Jaguar sport utility vehicle came into view and pulled over, its spinning cameras and sensors hinting at an empty driver’s seat. The robot car had come to take her home.
Hyundai said it plans on mass-producing Atlas as “production-ready humanoid robots” that will be put to work at the automaker’s car plants, starting with the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant in Savannah, Georgia. The company estimates it will produce 30,000 robots annually starting in 2028.
Tesla’s stock seemed to settle down after a volatile Tuesday prompted by other companies trying to elbow in on its AI opportunity.Shares of the electric-vehicle maker were up most of the day, but closed at $431.
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