Profile

    Corporate information


    Registration country
    Investment activity status
    Active investor

    Company type

    Developer and manufacturer of highly mobile robots.

    Overview

    Boston Dynamics is the global leader in developing and deploying highly mobile robots capable of tackling the toughest robotics challenges. Our core mission is to lead the creation and delivery of robots with advanced mobility, dexterity and intelligence that add value in unstructured or hard-to-traverse spaces and positively impact society. We create high-performance robots equipped with perception, navigation and intelligence by combining the principles of dynamic control and balance with sophisticated mechanical designs, cutting-edge electronics and next-generation software. We have three mobile robots in our portfolio - Spot®, Handle™ and Atlas® - as well as Pick™, a computer vision-based robotics solution for logistics. Founded in 1992, Boston Dynamics spun out of the MIT Leg Lab and is one of Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces of 2020.

    Funding rounds

    Acquisition USD 1,000,000,000


    USD 1,000,000,000 (11 Dec 2020) at USD 1,000,000,000 valuation.

    Profile Country Notes
    Hyundai Motor Group South Korea Initial investment. Led the round.
    Sources:


    Profile Country Notes
    Softbank Group Corp Japanese multinational conglomerate. Japan Majority investment., Initial investment. Led the round.

    Current and past shareholders

    Investor Round
    Hyundai Motor Group logo Hyundai Motor Group
    Acquisition
    Softbank Group Corp logo Softbank Group Corp
    Japanese multinational conglomerate.
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