Hyundai now has the future of Boston Dynamics in its hands. The automaker, which announced the acquisition of the robot designer late last year, has finalized the deal.
Boston Dynamics has a new owner. Softbank sold 80% of the stake it held in the robot maker to Hyundai Motor at the end of 2020. Time to tighten a few bolts, and the Korean automaker finally took the reins (Softbank keeps the remaining 20%), and displays it through a dedicated website.
The future of mobility
« Welcome to the future of mobility “, Announces Hyundai, whose acquisition of Boston Dynamics is presented as” not significant for the progress of humanity “. For the occasion, the group produced a video that highlights this great ambition, with already some ideas for the use of robots, in the hospital sector, for personal assistance, to restore mobility to people with disabilities.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2_NEy0iDck
Hyundai wants to rely on Boston Dynamics to successfully transform into ” intelligent mobility solutions provider “. Several areas of activity are listed, including robots of course, but also driverless driving, smart factories, and even urban air mobility.
« Thanks to Boston Dynamics, robots move from our imaginations to our homes, offices and factories, and they become partners who can help us do more than we can do alone. », Adds the group. Before considering all of these areas, Hyundai first talks about the potential of robots for our lives at work, at home, and also for playing.
All this will not happen overnight and the synergies will still take a long time to be put in place. But at least we won’t be able to take away from Hyundai’s ambition!
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