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Boston Dynamics

Hyundai-owned maker of Spot, Stretch and the electric Atlas humanoid; CEO Rohit Prasad from Oct 2026.

Oct 6, 2026

Minerva leaves stealth with ~$10M to put specialists behind VR, not blast suits

General Catalyst led Minerva Humanoids' ~$10M pre-seed for Roger, a semi-autonomous humanoid aimed at oil & gas and EOD; founders include ex-Tesla Optimus and Boston Dynamics Stretch talent.

Oct 6, 20261 min readSources verified

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Oct 1, 2026

Dexterous Hands & Hardware

Boston Dynamics gives Atlas a four-finger hand built for mass production

Atlas's new hand has 13 degrees of freedom, no pinkie and direct-drive joints designed for sim-to-real training, as Hyundai starts training Atlas in Georgia and Rohit Prasad becomes CEO.

Oct 1, 20261 min readSources verified

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Minerva leaves stealth with ~$10M to put specialists behind VR, not blast suits

Boston Dynamics gives Atlas a four-finger hand built for mass production