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Hyundai Motor Debuts "Next Starts Now" Global Campaign Film for FIFA World Cup 2026™

SEOUL, South Korea, June 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor Company today unveiled its FIFA World Cup 2026™ global campaign film "Next Starts Now". The 60-second cinematic brand film features next-generation football (soccer) talents alongside Son Heung-min and Boston Dynamics' Atlas® robot.

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Hyundai Motor Launches "School of Football" Campaign Featuring Boston Dynamics' Atlas Ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026™

SEOUL, South Korea, May 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor Company today announced the launch of "School of Football", a new global campaign featuring Boston Dynamics' humanoid robot Atlas®. Created as part of Hyundai Motor's "Next Starts Now" FIFA World Cup 2026™ platform, the campaign uses football (soccer) as a…

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Boston Tech Week 2026 Opens Tomorrow: a16z Brings 572 Events to Kendall Square

Boston Tech Week 2026 opens tomorrow with 572 events across Kendall Square, the Seaport, and six other neighborhoods — registration is free for most sessions at tech-week.com/calendar/boston. The inaugural a16z-presented festival runs May 26–31 and brings together biotech, AI, deep tech, and robotics programming from over 80 founding hosts including…

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How 8,000 robots are changing work inside logistics giant DHL Supply Chain

DHL Supply Chain relies on three key robotics vendors—Locus Robotics, Boston Dynamics, and Robust AI—to cut costs, lower employee turnover, and boost worker satisfaction.

Fortune

'We have not seen the limits of what Atlas can do': Boston Dynamics shows off Atlas robot's impressive fridge-lifting and drink delivery capabilities — it's only 'limited by our imagination'

Atlas robot hefts 50lb fridge to deliver a single drink — and yes, this is progress.

TechRadar

A South Korean startup captures workers' techniques to develop AI brains for robots

Workers at a five-star hotel fold napkins and wipe silverware with body cameras recording their every move

The Independent UK

'This is the robot I wanted to build forever': former iRobot chief on his extraordinary 'Familiar' AI companion

Former Roomba maker Colin Angle returns to the robot game and talks to us about his new "Familiar", a robot that looks like but is not a bear.

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Robot dog can now read and reason after AI upgrade

Spot robot gets Google Gemini upgrade to carry out tasks autonomously

The Independent UK

'Mass surveillance isn’t just viable, it already happens' — AI experts warn the threat is already here

The Anthropic and Pentagon standoff has brought AI and the military into the headlines. Here’s what’s really happening.

TechRadar

Robot dogs priced at $300,000 a piece are now guarding some of the country’s biggest data centers

AI companies are turning to quadruped robots, better known as “robot dogs” for security solutions to protect their vast data centers.

Fortune

Arc Raiders fans suspect the new Arc from the roadmap is hiding in plain sight in the Shrouded Sky teaser: "If it’s a Boston Dynamics dog Arc then I’m soooo stoked!"

A fresh enemy is hidden among the grass

GamesRadar

Tesla changes lanes: Model S and X discontinued for humanoid Optimus robot and AI

Elon Musk's electric vehicle company is trading two of its models for a new model: The humanoid robot kind.

Euronews

Not ready for robots in homes? The maker of a friendly new humanoid thinks it might change your mind

A new humanoid robot named Sprout, developed by Fauna Robotics, is making its debut

The Independent UK

Humanoid Robots Are About to be Put to the Test

Robot makers are in a full-on sprint to take over factories, warehouses and homes, but lofty visions of rapid adoption are outpacing the technology’s reality.

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‘The robot never gets tired’: Hyundai explains why its Boston Dynamics Atlas robot is ready to take over factories, but not your home

Hyundai and Boston Dynamics revealed plans to build 30,000 humanoid robots each year. Here's why they think its the future of manufacturing.

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How human motion is fueling the robot revolution — by teaching robots like Atlas to move in lifelike ways

Atlas and other humanoid robots are trained to learn complex human movements using VR and motion capture.

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CES 2026 robots were wild, silly, and sometimes disappointing but there was one that restored my faith in robotics

We take a look at the wide range of robots on display at CES 2026 and find that Altas is still the one to watch.

Of all the CES robots, this was the most impressive (and scariest)

Boston Dynamics took robots to a whole new level at CES last week

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Euronews

From musical lollipops to AI hair clippers, here's the weirdest tech at CES 2026 so far

From lollipops that play music through your teeth to robot dogs dancing to K-pop, CES 2026 is leaning hard into weird and wonderful tech.

InsideEVs

Hyundai's Atlas Robot From Boston Dynamics: What Is It, Exactly?

Hyundai has announced that it plans to add 30,000 robots to its production lines, and some of them will be the humanoid Atlas robot from Boston Dynamics.

The Independent UK

Music you can taste, Lego smart bricks and chore robots: The coolest gadgets from CES 2026 Day 1

Uber also unveiled new tech that will change the ride share experience forever

The Independent UK

Humanoid robots to build cars for major manufacturer from 2028

Automation in production lines is not new, but soon robots will work alongside human staff

InsideEVs

Hyundai’s Robot Bet Raises A Big Question: What Happens To Jobs—And Car Prices?

Hyundai admits humanoid robots in car factories will change the nature of work—but don't expect much of an impact on prices.

Euronews

Future of autonomous driving and robots just went up a gear. Nvidia and Boston Dynamics CES latest

Boston Dynamics publicly demonstrated its humanoid robot Atlas for the first time, marking it as no longer a prototype. And Nvidia expects autonomous driving to hit roads soon.

The Independent UK

Hyundai and Boston Dynamics unveil humanoid robot Atlas at CES

Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics has publicly demonstrated its humanoid robot Atlas for the first time at the CES tech showcase

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