This week in Chicago, Illinois, Deputy Under Secretary for Innovation and Engagement Bill Guidera attended #Automate2026, North America’s largest robotics and automation show 🦾⚙️🔋. While there, he met with industry leaders, provided remarks at the opening keynote session, and participated in a panel discussion on “Building a U.S. Robotics and Automation Strategy.” Through these engagements, DUS Guidera underscored the importance of robotics, AI, and automation to U.S. economic prosperity and how ITA supports investment and exports.
@AutomateShow
ALT Photo of DUS Guidera speaking at a podium.
ALT Photo featuring DUS Guidera standing next to a robot.
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Ssurveyors from @TxDOT spent 18 days over four months scanning and modeling over the over 5.5 miles of Inner Space Cavern with the help of Spot. See how this once in a lifetime project will support future transportation projects along the I-35 corridor. bosdyn.co/4vqXWnc
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Boston Dynamics is growing! We're transforming a 323,000sq ft facility into a robotics and AI center to expand our capabilities in advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence, workforce training, and R&D. We're proud to be investing in our community and the Massachusetts manufacturing and robotics industry, and are honored to be awarded a $25 million Economic Development Incentive Program (EDIP) award from the Healey-Driscoll Administration. bosdyn.co/4oIcNXO
ALT From left to right: Paul Lee, Chief Manufacturing Officer at Boston Dynamics; Heung Soo Kim, Hyundai Motors Corp Executive Vice President; Maura Healey, Governor of Massachusetts; Amanda McMaster, Interim Chief Executive Officer at Boston Dynamics; Jason Fiorillo, Chief Legal Office at Boston Dynamics
ALT From left to right: MA Secretary of Economic Development Eric Paley, Waltham Mayor Jeannette McCarthy, MA Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll, Boston Dynamics’ Interim CEO Amanda McMaster, Boston Dynamics Chief Legal Officer Jason Fiorillo
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Humanoid robots are here. But how can we build trust in these machines and build safe interactions with people? Join our upcoming webinar to discover how HRI shapes safety, communication, and more. bosdyn.co/4eDi66l
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Regular inspections are essential, but getting consistent, reliable data at scale is a challenge. Get a side-by-side comparison of the most common inspection methods (manual, fixed, and automated) on data availability, accuracy, worker safety, and cost. bosdyn.co/4owA0wf
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We’re proud to share that Amanda McMaster has been named a 2026 Tech Power Player by @BostonGlobe. Amanda has had an incredible impact at @BostonDynamics as both CFO and interim CEO and her leadership across New England’s technology ecosystem.
Find the full Tech Power Players list at Globe.com/tech50.
ALT The Boston Globe 'Tech Power Players' featuring Amanda McMaster from Boston Dynamics
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How did Atlas learn football – and why? Go behind the scenes of School of Football with @Hyundai_Global and discover a glimpse of the Next of robotics. Keep reading for more from our team: bosdyn.co/4oaTqGz
Next Starts Now
#Hyundai #NextStartsNow #Atlas #BostonDynamics #SchoolofFootball #Robotics
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Stretch has already autonomously moved tens of millions of boxes, but we aren't stopping there. Join our upcoming webinar to learn how we are leveraging AI to expand Stretch's capabilities in even the most constrained and unpredictable environments. bosdyn.co/4u9HYMZ
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If you've ever worked on your feet all day, you know how important a good pair of shoes is. Mechanical design engineer Chastity Kelly shares how we built Atlas functional feet.
Learn more about Atlas' design, Chastity's path to robotics, and starting on the right foot: bosdyn.co/4ugC50p
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Boston Dynamics retweeted
In School of Football, Atlas meets the world’s most beloved sport.
With the FIFA World Cup 2026 ahead, can football teach a robot how to move?
Atlas’ journey into football starts now.
Next Starts Now
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Join us as we explore the rapid expansion of warehouse automation solutions and the recent advances in AI delivering results in constrained and unpredictable environments. Register now: bosdyn.co/4tTtu3p
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This Memorial Day, we come together to remember and honor those who gave their lives in service to our country.
ALT A silhouetted figure in uniform stands beside Spot robot, set against a sunset background. An American flag waves at the top, and the words "Remember and Honor" are prominently displayed.
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Boston Dynamics retweeted
Something core to humanoid platforms today are also the strategic departures from the human form factor.
For example, we’ve moved entirely to rotary actuators, leaving behind linear actuators that more closely mimic the form factor of our musculo-skeletal system, because rotary actuators are more efficient and have a smaller sim2real gap. This has negative implications, for example for distal mass at the ankles and wrists, but the benefits from focusing on designing just two highly efficient actuator types have brought important gains.
The actuator efficiency allows us to rely on implicit proprioception to adapt to unexpected loads, without any force/torque sensors. And the increased reliability and smaller sim2real gap has increased our development speed.
(you'll see at the end of the video an unexpected load doubling the weight of the fridge)
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Food & beverage facilities are large, loud, and messy. And any downtime gets costly fast. Get the guide to implementing autonomous inspection robots to keep your operation running smoothly: bosdyn.co/49eY4xb
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Boston Dynamics retweeted
You can’t lift a fridge with just your hands. Your whole body needs to conform to its shape, and bear the load between your arms and torso.
Here, @BostonDynamics' Atlas uses proprioception to manage the whole-body interaction and adapt to a shifting 100+ lb load. Enabling this type of high performance manipulation is exactly why we walked away from what was arguably the world’s best implementation of MPC for humanoids, and shifted entirely to RL without looking back.
This level of whole-body controls is a fundamental building block of physical intelligence and key to the value proposition of humanoids.
More technical details in:
Blog: bostondynamics.com/blog/trai…
Behind the scenes video: piped.video/xKK5ze3FukQ
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Everyone asks if Atlas can bring them a drink, but this robot can bring you the whole fridge. Using AI-driven behaviors, Atlas is doing hard work and coordinating its whole body to manage heavy objects, balancing complex contact points with accuracy and reliability.
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Just months after its debut, Atlas is proving why it is the world’s most capable and dynamic humanoid robot, ready for real work. Lifting a mini-fridge is a feat of strength, but the true breakthrough is in the underlying reinforcement learning and controls systems.
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Alberto Rodriguez @_albertorod_, Director of Robot Behavior for Atlas and team share their perspective on how we are developing the most fundamental building blocks of physical intelligence. bostondynamics.com/blog/trai…
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A new species of robotic coworker is primed to join operations around the world. Are you ready?
The industry has evolved in the last five year from specialized automation to general purpose robotics. Join Boston Dynamics for a discussion on how to prepare your site, your data, and your people for the arrival of this new robotic coworker: bosdyn.co/3PcaBuu
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