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Hyundai moves to take full control of Boston Dynamics

2026-06-22 digest developing

  • Category: Markets
  • Status: developing
  • Sources: Seoul Economic Daily, Invezz
  • Summary: Reporting from 2026-06-19 says Hyundai Motor Group will buy SoftBank's remaining roughly 9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics for about 325M USD, making the robotics company a wholly owned Hyundai subsidiary. The price implies a valuation near 3.4B USD. A Hyundai board meeting to approve the purchase was expected on 2026-06-22; Hyundai and SoftBank have not publicly confirmed the deal, and Hyundai's newsroom still serves the 2021 controlling-stake completion release.
  • Why it matters: Full ownership aligns Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid roadmap with Hyundai's manufacturing deployment plans.
  • Follow-up: Watch for the board-vote outcome and an official Hyundai completion statement.

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