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Boston Dynamics’ chief competition in the humanoid robot space, including Agility, Figure, and Tesla, have primarily opted to build out their AI teams in-house. The Boston Dynamics-TRI deal is especially interesting given that the organizations are run by Hyundai and Toyota – direct competitors in the automotive space.

Boston Dynamics and the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) have announced a joint project to bring AI -based robotic intelligence to the electric Atlas humanoid robot. The partnership will leverage TRI's expertise in large behavior models (LBMs), a technology that is similar to the large language models (LLMs) that power platforms like ChatGPT.

The partnership plans to fuse language-based models and advanced robotics to accelerate AI integration, and eventual integration in production lines.

Hyundai’s Boston Dynamics and Toyota’s research division are teaming up to advance AI-powered humanoid robots.

TOYOTA Motor’s research unit and Hyundai Motor’s Boston Dynamics are joining forces to speed up the development of humanoid robots with artificial intelligence (AI). Read more at The Business Times.

Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Institute (TRI) are teaming up to develop humanoid robots powered by advanced AI.