"The future of American resilience will lie in general-purpose robots that can protect companies against global disruption," Boston Dynamics interim CEO Amanda McMaster writes in a new commentary piece. bit.ly/4gOCYKt

With the FIFA World Cup 2026™ covering 16 host cities across 3 countries, Spot has taken on new assignments: helping protect the largest sporting event in the world. Complementing existing security infrastructure, robots were deployed at the International Broadcast Center in Dallas, as well as NY/NJ Stadium—conducting perimeter patrols to support asset protection and risk detection. Learn more: bosdyn.co/4gbTtjy

Spot's celebrating with the global soccer community ⚽ With robots deployed on 6 continents and in 46 countries - including 20 in the round of 32 - Spot has a lot of home teams to root for this World Cup!

This week in Chicago, Illinois, Deputy Under Secretary for Innovation and Engagement Bill Guidera attended #Automate2026, North America’s largest robotics and automation show 🦾⚙️🔋. While there, he met with industry leaders, provided remarks at the opening keynote session, and participated in a panel discussion on “Building a U.S. Robotics and Automation Strategy.” Through these engagements, DUS Guidera underscored the importance of robotics, AI, and automation to U.S. economic prosperity and how ITA supports investment and exports. @AutomateShow

Ssurveyors from @TxDOT spent 18 days over four months scanning and modeling over the over 5.5 miles of Inner Space Cavern with the help of Spot. See how this once in a lifetime project will support future transportation projects along the I-35 corridor. bosdyn.co/4vqXWnc

Boston Dynamics is growing! We're transforming a 323,000sq ft facility into a robotics and AI center to expand our capabilities in advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence, workforce training, and R&D. We're proud to be investing in our community and the Massachusetts manufacturing and robotics industry, and are honored to be awarded a $25 million Economic Development Incentive Program (EDIP) award from the Healey-Driscoll Administration. bosdyn.co/4oIcNXO

Humanoid robots are here. But how can we build trust in these machines and build safe interactions with people? Join our upcoming webinar to discover how HRI shapes safety, communication, and more. bosdyn.co/4eDi66l

Regular inspections are essential, but getting consistent, reliable data at scale is a challenge. Get a side-by-side comparison of the most common inspection methods (manual, fixed, and automated) on data availability, accuracy, worker safety, and cost. bosdyn.co/4owA0wf

We’re proud to share that Amanda McMaster has been named a 2026 Tech Power Player by @BostonGlobe. Amanda has had an incredible impact at @BostonDynamics as both CFO and interim CEO and her leadership across New England’s technology ecosystem. Find the full Tech Power Players list at Globe.com/tech50.

How did Atlas learn football – and why? Go behind the scenes of School of Football with @Hyundai_Global and discover a glimpse of the Next of robotics. Keep reading for more from our team: bosdyn.co/4oaTqGz Next Starts Now #Hyundai #NextStartsNow #Atlas #BostonDynamics #SchoolofFootball #Robotics

Stretch has already autonomously moved tens of millions of boxes, but we aren't stopping there. Join our upcoming webinar to learn how we are leveraging AI to expand Stretch's capabilities in even the most constrained and unpredictable environments. bosdyn.co/4u9HYMZ

If you've ever worked on your feet all day, you know how important a good pair of shoes is. Mechanical design engineer Chastity Kelly shares how we built Atlas functional feet. Learn more about Atlas' design, Chastity's path to robotics, and starting on the right foot: bosdyn.co/4ugC50p

Every great athlete finds their way into the zone.

In School of Football, Atlas meets the world’s most beloved sport. With the FIFA World Cup 2026 ahead, can football teach a robot how to move? Atlas’ journey into football starts now. Next Starts Now

Join us as we explore the rapid expansion of warehouse automation solutions and the recent advances in AI delivering results in constrained and unpredictable environments. Register now: bosdyn.co/4tTtu3p

This Memorial Day, we come together to remember and honor those who gave their lives in service to our country.

Something core to humanoid platforms today are also the strategic departures from the human form factor. For example, we’ve moved entirely to rotary actuators, leaving behind linear actuators that more closely mimic the form factor of our musculo-skeletal system, because rotary actuators are more efficient and have a smaller sim2real gap. This has negative implications, for example for distal mass at the ankles and wrists, but the benefits from focusing on designing just two highly efficient actuator types have brought important gains. The actuator efficiency allows us to rely on implicit proprioception to adapt to unexpected loads, without any force/torque sensors. And the increased reliability and smaller sim2real gap has increased our development speed. (you'll see at the end of the video an unexpected load doubling the weight of the fridge)

Food & beverage facilities are large, loud, and messy. And any downtime gets costly fast. Get the guide to implementing autonomous inspection robots to keep your operation running smoothly: bosdyn.co/49eY4xb

You can’t lift a fridge with just your hands. Your whole body needs to conform to its shape, and bear the load between your arms and torso. Here, @BostonDynamics' Atlas uses proprioception to manage the whole-body interaction and adapt to a shifting 100 lb load. Enabling this type of high performance manipulation is exactly why we walked away from what was arguably the world’s best implementation of MPC for humanoids, and shifted entirely to RL without looking back. This level of whole-body controls is a fundamental building block of physical intelligence and key to the value proposition of humanoids. More technical details in: Blog: bostondynamics.com/blog/trai… Behind the scenes video: youtu.be/xKK5ze3FukQ

Alberto Rodriguez @_albertorod_, Director of Robot Behavior for Atlas and team share their perspective on how we are developing the most fundamental building blocks of physical intelligence. bostondynamics.com/blog/trai…