Hyundai will buy robot maker Boston Dynamics to boost AV push

Ford Robot-MAIN_i.jpg — Boston Dynamics' products include Spot, a four-legged dog-like robot that can climb stairs.

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Reuters

December 11, 2020 10:36 AM

SEOUL -- Hyundai Motor and its Chairman Euisun Chung have agreed to buy an 80 percent stake in robot maker Boston Dynamics from SoftBank Group as the automaker group seeks to expand factory automation and design autonomous cars, drones and robots.

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