Boston Dynamics is expanding its industrial robotics push on two fronts: opening a training center at Hyundai's Georgia plant to prepare Atlas humanoids for a rollout of 25,000 units across the automaker's factories by decade's end, and releasing Spot 5.2, an upgraded quadruped that ties enterprise software and scattered AI tools into a single stream of site intelligence for autonomous inspections. Together the moves signal the company's ambition to put both legged humanoids and its established Spot line to work on the same shop floors.
Waymo has thrown open its Zeekr-built 'Ojai' robotaxi vans to all riders — no more waitlists — across three cities, and begun accepting fares from paying passengers. The company is also wiring Google's Gemini into the vehicles, letting the AI take on chores beyond mapping, from route chatter to trip planning. It's the clearest sign yet that the vans, once a curiosity, are becoming Waymo's workhorse fleet.