Boston Dynamics
Hyundai hires Tesla's former Optimus head for Boston Dynamics
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Hyundai Motor Group has appointed Milan Kovac, the former head of Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot program, as a group adviser and outside director for its robotics subsidiary Boston Dynamics. The move comes amid Hyundai's push into advanced robotics following the unveiling of its next-generation Atlas robot at CES 2026. Kovac's departure from Tesla in June 2025 had already disrupted the company's humanoid robot efforts.
Following the CES 2026 unveiling of its production-ready Atlas humanoid robot, Boston Dynamics has begun commercial manufacturing at its Boston facility, with tens of thousands of units committed for Hyundai sites this year—beating Tesla's Optimus to market. A Google DeepMind partnership integrates advanced AI, amid Hyundai's major robotics investments.
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Boston Dynamics unveiled an advanced electric version of its Atlas humanoid robot at CES in Las Vegas, positioning it as a rival to Tesla's Optimus. Hyundai, the robot's parent company, announced plans to mass-produce 30,000 units annually from 2028 for use in its car plants. The deployment aims to assist human workers in tasks like parts sequencing, with broader applications by 2030.